diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd b/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd
index bc6309df50..761c74a163 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 root:!:0:0:root:/root:/bin/ash
+daemon:*:1:1:daemon:/var:/bin/false
 ftp:*:55:55:ftp:/home/ftp:/bin/false
 network:*:101:101:network:/var:/bin/false
 nobody:*:65534:65534:nobody:/var:/bin/false
-daemon:*:65534:65534:daemon:/var:/bin/false