diff --git a/cde/config/cf/linux.cf b/cde/config/cf/linux.cf
index c7975365c..fe0ad6b6c 100644
--- a/cde/config/cf/linux.cf
+++ b/cde/config/cf/linux.cf
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ XCOMM binutils:  (LinuxBinUtilsMajorVersion)
 #define GccUsesGas		YES
 #define UseGas			YES
 #define GnuCpp			YES
-#define HasShadowPasswd		NO
+#define HasShadowPasswd		YES
 #define HasPutenv		YES
 #define HasShm			YES
 #define HasSockets		YES