diff --git a/debian/frr.pam b/debian/frr.pam
index 2b106d43bc59..737b88953b59 100644
--- a/debian/frr.pam
+++ b/debian/frr.pam
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Any user may call vtysh but only those belonging to the group frrvty can
 # actually connect to the socket and use the program.
 auth	sufficient	pam_permit.so
+account	sufficient	pam_rootok.so
diff --git a/redhat/frr.pam b/redhat/frr.pam
index 5cef5d9d746e..17a62f1999c8 100644
--- a/redhat/frr.pam
+++ b/redhat/frr.pam
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # Only allow root (and possibly wheel) to use this because enable access
 # is unrestricted.
 auth       sufficient   pam_rootok.so
+account    sufficient   pam_rootok.so
 
 # Uncomment the following line to implicitly trust users in the "wheel" group.
 #auth       sufficient   pam_wheel.so trust use_uid