diff --git a/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf b/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf
index f65d2dabf3..728d161d59 100644
--- a/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf
+++ b/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf
@@ -122,3 +122,7 @@ SKIP_RECIPE[core-image-weston] = "not buildable with poky-tiny"
 
 # Disable python usage in opkg-utils since it won't build with tiny config
 PACKAGECONFIG:remove:pn-opkg-utils = "python"
+
+# If shadow-base is brought into the image, logins will fail because it
+# doesn't have the heuristics to work when CONFIG_MULTIUSER is unset.
+PACKAGE_EXCLUDE:poky-tiny = "shadow-base"