diff --git a/package/skeleton-init-common/skeleton-init-common.mk b/package/skeleton-init-common/skeleton-init-common.mk
index e429b13d78..4a67f51c19 100644
--- a/package/skeleton-init-common/skeleton-init-common.mk
+++ b/package/skeleton-init-common/skeleton-init-common.mk
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ SKELETON_INIT_COMMON_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += SKELETON_INIT_COMMON_ADD_SH_TO_SHE
 ifneq ($(SKELETON_INIT_COMMON_BIN_SH),)
 define SKELETON_INIT_COMMON_SET_BIN_SH
 	ln -sf $(SKELETON_INIT_COMMON_BIN_SH) $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/sh
+	$(SED) '/^root:/s,[^/]*$$,$(SKELETON_INIT_COMMON_BIN_SH),' \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/passwd
 endef
 endif
 endif