diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-networking/cyrus-sasl/cyrus-sasl_2.1.28.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-networking/cyrus-sasl/cyrus-sasl_2.1.28.bb
index 11b53e7b61..d85ef20577 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-networking/cyrus-sasl/cyrus-sasl_2.1.28.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-networking/cyrus-sasl/cyrus-sasl_2.1.28.bb
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ do_install:append() {
 }
 
 USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}-bin"
+GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN}-bin = "--system mail"
 USERADD_PARAM:${PN}-bin = "--system --home=/var/spool/mail -g mail cyrus"
 
 SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${PN}-bin"