diff --git a/system/etc/default/passwd b/system/etc/default/passwd
index 5804e28c38b..fe83ceb209c 100644
--- a/system/etc/default/passwd
+++ b/system/etc/default/passwd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CRYPT=des
 
 # for local files, use a more secure hash. We
 # don't need to be portable here:
-CRYPT_FILES=blowfish
+CRYPT_FILES=md5
 
 # sometimes we need to specify special options for
 # a hash (variable is prepended by the name of the