diff --git a/configs/nintendo3ds_defconfig b/configs/nintendo3ds_defconfig
index 26e910bedfe4..73790b0fd755 100644
--- a/configs/nintendo3ds_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nintendo3ds_defconfig
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ BR2_RELRO_PARTIAL=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN_ARMV6_EABIHF_MUSL_STABLE=y
 BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR=y
-BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_ROOT_PASSWD="toor"
+
 # BR2_PACKAGE_IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_URANDOM_SCRIPTS is not set
+
+# BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_GZIP=y
-# BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+
+BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_ROOT_PASSWD=""
+BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_OPTIONS="-n -l /bin/sh"