diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_251.8.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_251.8.bb
index 3c87e71485..991da07368 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_251.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_251.8.bb
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ rootlibdir ?= "${base_libdir}"
 rootlibexecdir = "${rootprefix}/lib"
 
 EXTRA_OEMESON += "-Dnobody-user=nobody \
-                  -Dnobody-group=nobody \
+                  -Dnobody-group=nogroup \
                   -Drootlibdir=${rootlibdir} \
                   -Drootprefix=${rootprefix} \
                   -Ddefault-locale=C \