Question on strictly positive measure of a level set

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Let $f \in W^{2,p}(U)$ for $1 \le p \lt \infty$ where $U$ is a compact subset of $\mathbb R^2$ and $g \in L^{\infty}(U)$ with $g(f)=f$ almost everywhere on $U$. I have trouble understanding why the following holds:

Assume that the set $\{f=0\}$ is non empty and moreover that $g \lt 1$ in $\{f=0\}$. Then it has a strictly positive lebesgue measure.

I know that $\{f=0\}$ is a (relatively) closed set but that is not enough for the strict inequality. What do I miss? Is it because it contains an open set?

Any help/hints are much appreciated! Thanks in advance!