diff --git a/iso/profile/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh b/iso/profile/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2747f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iso/profile/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e -u
+
+# Allow passwordless root login on the live system
+passwd -d root
diff --git a/iso/profile/profiledef.sh b/iso/profile/profiledef.sh
index 9c8b75a..50b44ca 100644
--- a/iso/profile/profiledef.sh
+++ b/iso/profile/profiledef.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ file_permissions=(
     ["/etc/orionos/xinitrc"]="0:0:755"
     ["/root/.xinitrc"]="0:0:755"
     ["/etc/skel/.xinitrc"]="0:0:755"
+    ["/root/customize_airootfs.sh"]="0:0:755"
 )