diff --git a/helpers/config b/helpers/config
index 3dcbfacc3c25e5200c3582f61eb800b23af7a83d..4ab62cf68eb851c363a5e9294e3e75ff5cbe82fd 100755
--- a/helpers/config
+++ b/helpers/config
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ $FAKEROOT ]
 then
+/bin/sed '/nobody/ s_/usr/sbin/nologin_/bin/bash_' -i /etc/passwd
 chown nobody ../ -R
 su nobody -c 'dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -j$PROCESSORS -rfakeroot'
 else