diff --git a/pmb/chroot/init.py b/pmb/chroot/init.py
index 16337eff..b6b4e49d 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/init.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/init.py
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ def init(chroot: Chroot, usr_merge: UsrMerge = UsrMerge.AUTO) -> None:
 
     # Building chroots: create "pmos" user, add symlinks to /home/pmos
     if not chroot.type == ChrootType.ROOTFS:
-        pmb.chroot.root(["adduser", "-D", "pmos", "-u", pmb.config.chroot_uid_user], chroot)
+        pmb.chroot.root(
+            ["adduser", "-s", "/bin/sh", "-D", "pmos", "-u", pmb.config.chroot_uid_user], chroot
+        )
 
         # Create the links (with subfolders if necessary)
         for target, link_name in pmb.config.chroot_home_symlinks.items():