diff --git a/source/user-guide/lmp-customization/lmp-customization.rst b/source/user-guide/lmp-customization/lmp-customization.rst
index a764ddc57..cf293bbd7 100644
--- a/source/user-guide/lmp-customization/lmp-customization.rst
+++ b/source/user-guide/lmp-customization/lmp-customization.rst
@@ -318,7 +318,14 @@ Adding LmP Users
 
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-   This is the ``USER_PASSWD``/``LMP_PASSWORD`` to be added to the build as the new user password.   
+#. You can also escape any special characters by using the ``printf`` command in bash:
+
+   .. code-block:: none
+
+       password_hash=`mkpasswd -m sha512crypt`
+       printf '%q' "$password_hash"
+
+   This is the ``USER_PASSWD``/``LMP_PASSWORD`` to be added to the build as the new user password.
 
 #. If including a new user, add the following block to ``meta-subscriber-overrides/recipes-samples/images/lmp-factory-image.bb``: