diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-firstlogin b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-firstlogin
index c969a1bb84..262331085b 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-firstlogin
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-firstlogin
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ add_user() {
 			# download and add SSH key if defined
 			if [[ -n "${PRESET_USER_KEY}" ]]; then
 				mkdir -p /home/"$RealUserName"/.ssh/
-				curl --retry 5 --connect-timeout 3 "${PRESET_ROOT_KEY}" > /home/"$RealUserName"/.ssh/authorized_keys 2> /dev/null
+				curl --retry 5 --connect-timeout 3 "${PRESET_USER_KEY}" > /home/"$RealUserName"/.ssh/authorized_keys 2> /dev/null
 				chown -R "$RealUserName":"$RealUserName" /home/"$RealUserName"/.ssh/
 			fi