diff --git a/desktop/developer.nix b/desktop/developer.nix
index b0c96eb..598b7ef 100644
--- a/desktop/developer.nix
+++ b/desktop/developer.nix
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ in {
 
     console.enable = true;
 
+    boot.initrd.systemd.emergencyAccess = mkIf (config.users.users.root.hashedPassword != null) config.users.users.root.hashedPassword;
+
     environment.extraOutputsToInstall = [
       "doc" "info" "dev" "debug" "static"
     ];