diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_261.3.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_261.3.bb
index f7e588a1968..b555cb8701b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_261.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_261.3.bb
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN} \
 "
 GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN} = "-r systemd-journal;"
 GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN} += "-r empower;"
-GROUPADD_PARAM:udev = "-r render"
+GROUPADD_PARAM:udev = "-r render;"
+GROUPADD_PARAM:udev += "-r clock;"
 GROUPADD_PARAM:${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"