diff --git a/all/common/templates/sshd_config.j2 b/all/common/templates/sshd_config.j2
index 4bafc9405b8f66f74e82360018236bc7ea2574b9..9fe112fa6fb6c85db6477642c49c7418f83fe9a7 100644
--- a/all/common/templates/sshd_config.j2
+++ b/all/common/templates/sshd_config.j2
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LogLevel INFO
 
 # Authentication:
 LoginGraceTime 120
-PermitRootLogin without-password
+PermitRootLogin prohibit-password
 StrictModes yes
 
 RSAAuthentication yes