diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-builder/xcat-cmdline.sh b/xCAT-genesis-builder/xcat-cmdline.sh
index 00aa2556e..b7cb7c093 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-builder/xcat-cmdline.sh
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-builder/xcat-cmdline.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ echo PS1="'"'[xCAT Genesis running on \H \w]\$ '"'" > /.bash_profile
 mkdir -p /etc/ssh
 mkdir -p /var/tmp/
 mkdir -p /var/empty/sshd
+sed -i '/^root:x/d' /etc/passwd
 echo root:x:0:0::/:/bin/bash >> /etc/passwd
 echo sshd:x:30:30:SSH User:/var/empty/sshd:/sbin/nologin >> /etc/passwd
 echo rpc:x:32:32:Rpcbind Daemon:/var/cache/rpcbind:/sbin/nologin >> /etc/passwd