diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd b/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd
index 761c74a163..ca4fbad1b8 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-root:!:0:0:root:/root:/bin/ash
+root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/ash
 daemon:*:1:1:daemon:/var:/bin/false
 ftp:*:55:55:ftp:/home/ftp:/bin/false
 network:*:101:101:network:/var:/bin/false