diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.1.bb
index f009bae75c..117451db2e 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.1.bb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ inherit update-rc.d systemd
 # Add chronyd user if privdrop packageconfig is selected
 inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', 'useradd', '', d)}
 USERADD_PACKAGES = "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', '${PN}', '', d)}"
-USERADD_PARAM_${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', '--system -d / -M --shell /bin/nologin chronyd;', '', d)}"
+USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', '--system -d / -M --shell /bin/nologin chronyd;', '', d)}"
 
 # Configuration options:
 # - For command line editing support in chronyc, you may specify either