diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.8.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.8.bb
index a7fc73e081..837f2e073f 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.8.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.8.bb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ inherit update-rc.d systemd pkgconfig
 # Add chronyd user if privdrop packageconfig is selected
 inherit_defer ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', 'useradd', '', d)}
 USERADD_PACKAGES = "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', '${PN}', '', d)}"
-USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', '--system -d / -M --shell /sbin/nologin chronyd;', '', d)}"
+USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', '--system -d / -M -g chronyd --shell /sbin/nologin chronyd;', '', d)}"
 GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', '--system chronyd', '', d)}"
 
 # Configuration options: