diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/passwd b/board/common/overlay/etc/passwd
index afbaaa5a8b..70149c7bde 100644
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/passwd
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/passwd
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ dbus:x:81:81:dbus:/var/run/dbus:/bin/sh
 ftp:x:83:83:ftp:/home/ftp:/bin/sh
 sshd:x:103:99:sshd:/var:/bin/sh
 nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/home:/bin/sh
-admin:x:0:0::/home/ftp:/bin/sh
+admin:x:0:0::/root:/bin/sh