diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_258.1.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_258.1.bb
index acb8af3255..1b38cc17b5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_258.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_258.1.bb
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ GROUPADD_PARAM:udev = "-r render"
 GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'polkit_hostnamed_fallback', '-r systemd-hostname;', '', d)}"
 USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'coredump', '--system -d / -M --shell /sbin/nologin systemd-coredump;', '', d)}"
 USERADD_PARAM:${PN}-networkd = "--system -d / -M --shell /sbin/nologin systemd-network"
-USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'polkit', '--system --no-create-home --user-group --home-dir ${datadir}/polkit-1 polkitd;', '', d)}"
+USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'polkit', '--system --no-create-home --user-group --shell /sbin/nologin --home-dir ${datadir}/polkit-1 polkitd;', '', d)}"
 USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'resolved', '--system -d / -M --shell /sbin/nologin systemd-resolve;', '', d)}"
 USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'timesyncd', '--system -d / -M --shell /sbin/nologin systemd-timesync;', '', d)}"
 USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'oomd', '--system -d / -M --shell /sbin/nologin systemd-oom;', '', d)}"