diff --git a/sysusers.d/basic.conf.in b/sysusers.d/basic.conf.in
index 8cc1a7cad2..7f1d052deb 100644
--- a/sysusers.d/basic.conf.in
+++ b/sysusers.d/basic.conf.in
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 # The superuser
 u root    0     "Super User" /root
 
-# The nobody user for NFS file systems
-u {{NOBODY_USER_NAME}}  65534 "Nobody"     -
+# The nobody user/group for NFS file systems
+g {{NOBODY_GROUP_NAME}} 65534       -            -
+u {{NOBODY_USER_NAME }} 65534:65534 "Nobody"     -
 
 # Administrator group: can *see* more than normal users
 g adm     {{ADM_GID    }}     -            -