diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 41e6870353..a74d83cac6 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=108
+PKG_RELEASE:=109
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=opkg/host
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
index 02048eab12..b3a3885f2d 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ user_add() {
 	[ -f "${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/passwd" ] || return 1
 	[ -n "$IPKG_INSTROOT" ] || lock /var/lock/passwd
 	echo "${name}:x:${uid}:${gid}:${desc}:${home}:${shell}" >> ${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/passwd
+	echo "${name}:x:0:0:99999:7:::" >> ${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/shadow
 	rc=$?
 	[ -n "$IPKG_INSTROOT" ] || lock -u /var/lock/passwd
 	return $rc