diff --git a/loginutils/passwd.c b/loginutils/passwd.c
index 6c643d3..df8859d 100644
--- a/loginutils/passwd.c
+++ b/loginutils/passwd.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ static char* new_password(const struct passwd *pw, uid_t myuid, const char *algo
 		goto err_ret;
 	if (ENABLE_FEATURE_PASSWD_WEAK_CHECK
 	 && obscure(orig, newp, pw) /* NB: passing NULL orig is ok */
-	 && myuid != 0
 	) {
 		goto err_ret; /* non-root is not allowed to have weak passwd */
 	}