diff --git a/meta-oe/files/static-group-meta-oe b/meta-oe/files/static-group-meta-oe
index 09c7cab2c4..f20c86f653 100644
--- a/meta-oe/files/static-group-meta-oe
+++ b/meta-oe/files/static-group-meta-oe
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ redis:x:600:
 xrdp:x:601:
 sanlock:x:602:
 mysql:x:603:
-postgres:x:604:
+postgres:x:28:
 zabbix:x:605:
 mail:x:606:
 nogroup:x:65534:
diff --git a/meta-oe/files/static-passwd-meta-oe b/meta-oe/files/static-passwd-meta-oe
index 4c312b7b1f..00f3e107e9 100644
--- a/meta-oe/files/static-passwd-meta-oe
+++ b/meta-oe/files/static-passwd-meta-oe
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ redis:x:600:600::/:/bin/nologin
 xrdp:x:601:601::/:/bin/nologin
 sanlock:x:602:602::/:/bin/nologin
 mysql:x:603:603::/:/bin/nologin
-postgres:x:604:604::/:/bin/nologin
+postgres:x:28:28::/:/bin/nologin
 zabbix:x:605:605::/:/bin/nologin
 cyrus:x:606:nogroup::/:/bin/nologin
 pcp:x:620:nogroup::/:/bin/nologin