diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 85579cf4de..9be3e921d9 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ add_user() {
 
   mkdir -p ${INSTALL}/usr/cache
   touch ${INSTALL}/usr/cache/shadow
-  ln -sf /storage/.cache/shadow ${INSTALL}/etc/shadow
+  ln -sf /storage/.cache/shadow ${INSTALL}/etc/shadow 2>/dev/null || true
 
   PASSWORD="$2"
   if [ "$PASSWORD" = "x" ]; then