diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index bcb0c3b..5f8e9fb 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ function install_os_in_chroot () {
 
 function set_root_pw () {
     #3.2
-    printf -- '%s\n' 'root:password' | chpasswd --root '/mnt'
+    printf -- '%s\n' 'root:password' | chpasswd --crypt-method 'SHA512' --root '/mnt'
 }
 
 function configure_networking () {