diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index d307385..6f16a65 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ SRC_URI = "file://${FILE}"
 
 # Use pseudo as the fakeroot implementation
 PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR ?= "${WORKDIR}/pseudo/"
-FAKEROOTENV = "PSEUDO_PREFIX=${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native} PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR=${PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR} PSEUDO_NOSYMLINKEXP=1 PSEUDO_DISABLED=0"
+FAKEROOTENV = "PSEUDO_PREFIX=${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native} PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR=${PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR} PSEUDO_PASSWD=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/etc PSEUDO_NOSYMLINKEXP=1 PSEUDO_DISABLED=0"
 FAKEROOTDIRS = "${PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR}"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/fakeroot-native ?= "pseudo-native"