diff --git a/package/dropbear/files/passwd b/package/dropbear/files/passwd
index 8c69ba335..23d8e6293 100644
--- a/package/dropbear/files/passwd
+++ b/package/dropbear/files/passwd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-root:$1$$F1Mlz4sQUgmmLkqZr8jnR/:0:0:root:/tmp:/bin/ash
+root:!:0:0:root:/tmp:/bin/ash