diff --git a/script b/script
index e3a6768..2bba6cd 100755
--- a/script
+++ b/script
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ cat > bootstrap/bin/login <<EOF
 set -e
 export USER=\$(/system/bin/whoami)
 export PROOT_TMP_DIR=$INST/tmp
+
+if [ ! -e $INST/etc/passwd ]; then
+	echo "Creating an entry in /etc/passwd..."
+	echo "nix-on-droid:x:\$(/system/bin/stat -c '%u:%g'):nix-on-droid:/bin/sh" > $INST/etc/passwd
+fi
+
 exec $INST/bin/proot \
 	-b $INST/nix:/nix \
 	-b $INST/bin:/bin \