diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_244.5.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_244.5.bb
index 98a580e2ea..8dd59f7636 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_244.5.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_244.5.bb
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ rootlibexecdir = "${rootprefix}/lib"
 EXTRA_OEMESON += "-Dlink-udev-shared=false"
 
 EXTRA_OEMESON += "-Dnobody-user=nobody \
-                  -Dnobody-group=nobody \
+                  -Dnobody-group=nogroup \
                   -Drootlibdir=${rootlibdir} \
                   -Drootprefix=${rootprefix} \
                   -Ddefault-locale=C \