diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/alembic.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/alembic.py
index a815dc7465..3722774bba 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/alembic.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/alembic.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ def extract_alembic(
         "eulerFilter": eulerFilter,
         "noNormals": noNormals,
         "preRoll": preRoll,
+        "root": root,
         "renderableOnly": renderableOnly,
         "uvWrite": uvWrite,
         "uvsOnly": uvsOnly,