diff --git a/packages/redhat/sshd.pam b/packages/redhat/sshd.pam
index f01055022..6a2c02def 100644
--- a/packages/redhat/sshd.pam
+++ b/packages/redhat/sshd.pam
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #%PAM-1.0
-auth       required     /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so shadow nowait
+auth       required     /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so shadow nowdelay
 auth       required     /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
 account    required     /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so
 password   required     /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so
diff --git a/sshd.pam.generic b/sshd.pam.generic
index 8c4f32daf..cf5af3024 100644
--- a/sshd.pam.generic
+++ b/sshd.pam.generic
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #%PAM-1.0
-auth       required     /lib/security/pam_unix.so shadow nowait
+auth       required     /lib/security/pam_unix.so shadow nodelay
 auth       required     /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
 account    required     /lib/security/pam_unix.so
 password   required     /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so