diff --git a/buer.scm b/buer.scm
index 90e5822..08bd699 100644
--- a/buer.scm
+++ b/buer.scm
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
          (user-account
           (name "root")
           (password %root-password)
+          (system? #t)
           (home-directory "/root")
           (uid 0)
           (group "root")