diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
index c633cf4a839..bd334c2a3cb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ chroot $mountPoint /nix/var/nix/profiles/system/activate
 # Ask the user to set a root password.
 if [ -t 0 ] ; then
     echo "setting root password..."
-    chroot $mountPoint passwd
+    chroot $mountPoint /var/setuid-wrappers/passwd
 fi