diff --git a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S50telnet b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S50telnet
index e7d4d3677..ff5659ed4 100755
--- a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S50telnet
+++ b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S50telnet
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-if awk -F: '/^root:/ && $2 !~ /\*/ {exit 1}' /etc/passwd 2>/dev/null || test $FAILSAFE; then telnetd -l /bin/login; fi
+if awk -F: '/^root:/ && $2 !~ /\!/ {exit 1}' /etc/passwd 2>/dev/null || test $FAILSAFE; then telnetd -l /bin/login; fi