diff --git a/modules.d/99base/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/99base/module-setup.sh
index 03058b14..fad6c508 100755
--- a/modules.d/99base/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/99base/module-setup.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ install() {
     fi
 
     #add common users in /etc/passwd, it will be used by nfs/ssh currently
-    egrep '^root:' "$initdir/etc/passwd" 2>/dev/null || echo  'root:x:0:0::/:/bin/sh' >> "$initdir/etc/passwd"
+    egrep '^root:' "$initdir/etc/passwd" 2>/dev/null || echo  'root:x:0:0::/root:/bin/sh' >> "$initdir/etc/passwd"
     egrep '^nobody:' /etc/passwd >> "$initdir/etc/passwd"
     # install our scripts and hooks
     inst "$moddir/init" "/init"