diff --git a/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk b/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk
index c47e61850b..12de2946b7 100644
--- a/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk
+++ b/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ define MOSQUITTO_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
 endef
 
 define MOSQUITTO_USERS
-	mosquitto -1 nobody -1 * - - - Mosquitto user
+	mosquitto -1 mosquitto -1 * - - - Mosquitto user
 endef
 endif