diff --git a/prepare-root.sh b/prepare-root.sh
index 17e4e8a..6371974 100755
--- a/prepare-root.sh
+++ b/prepare-root.sh
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(
     chroot "$sysroot" bash -c 'rpm -qa --qf "%{BUILDTIME}\n"' | sort -nr | head -1
 )
 
+chroot "$sysroot" /usr/bin/systemd-sysusers
+
 for i in passwd shadow group gshadow subuid subgid; do
     [[ -e "$sysroot"/etc/${i}.rpmnew ]] || continue
     while read line || [[ $line ]]; do