diff --git a/dmtree/tr181/users.c b/dmtree/tr181/users.c
index 4440c327..cec5b7f7 100644
--- a/dmtree/tr181/users.c
+++ b/dmtree/tr181/users.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int get_user_username(char *refparam, struct dmctx *ctx, void *data, char *insta
 /*#Device.Users.User.{i}.Password!UCI:users/user,@i-1/password*/
 int get_user_password(char *refparam, struct dmctx *ctx, void *data, char *instance, char **value)
 {
-	dmuci_get_value_by_section_string((struct uci_section *)data, "password", value);
+	*value = "";
     return 0;
 }