diff --git a/libpwdgrp/getpwuid.c b/libpwdgrp/getpwuid.c
index 7a04b67..bae6e15 100644
--- a/libpwdgrp/getpwuid.c
+++ b/libpwdgrp/getpwuid.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	int passwd_fd;
 	struct passwd *passwd;
 
-	if ((passwd_fd = open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY)) < 0)
+	if ((passwd_fd = open(bb_path_passwd_file, O_RDONLY)) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
 	while ((passwd = __getpwent(passwd_fd)) != NULL)