diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/polkit/polkit_0.119.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/polkit/polkit_0.119.bb
index bf160053d9..4ce5f0e045 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/polkit/polkit_0.119.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/polkit/polkit_0.119.bb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ FILES:${PN}:append = " \
 FILES:${PN}-examples = "${bindir}/*example*"
 
 USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
-USERADD_PARAM:${PN} = "--system --no-create-home --user-group --home-dir ${sysconfdir}/${BPN}-1 polkitd"
+USERADD_PARAM:${PN} = "--system --no-create-home --user-group --home-dir ${sysconfdir}/${BPN}-1 --shell /bin/nologin polkitd"
 
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN} = "${BPN}.service"
 SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE = "disable"