diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
index 024e400665ef..542b86818cc9 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ FILES:${PN} += "\
 CONFFILES:${PN} += "${sysconfdir}/xdg/weston/weston.ini ${sysconfdir}/default/weston"
 
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN} = "weston.service weston.socket"
-USERADD_PARAM:${PN} = "--home /home/weston --shell /bin/sh --user-group -G video,input,render,wayland weston"
+USERADD_PARAM:${PN} = "--system --home /home/weston --shell /bin/sh --user-group -G video,input,render,wayland weston"
 GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN} = "-r wayland; -r render"