diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt_3.0.3.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt_3.0.3.bb
index 75d85dbbce..7f0a38ab29 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt_3.0.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt_3.0.3.bb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ EXTRA_OECMAKE:append = " -DCURRENT_VENDOR=debian -DWITH_DOC=False \
     -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_SECCOMP=True \
     -DWITH_TESTS=False \
     -DCOMMON_ARCH=${DPKG_ARCH} \
+    -DROOT_GROUP="root" \
 "
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""