diff --git a/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec b/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec
index 5b0515cc599..f4a8aa8ba02 100644
--- a/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec
+++ b/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ install -D tools/whisker/LICENSE ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_defaultdocdir}/%{name}-inte
 /usr/bin/systemctl off cloudstack-management || true
 
 %pre management
-id cloud > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -c "CloudStack unprivileged user" \
+id cloud > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -U -c "CloudStack unprivileged user" \
      -r -s /bin/sh -d %{_localstatedir}/cloudstack/management cloud|| true
 
 rm -rf %{_localstatedir}/cache/cloudstack
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ fi
 systemctl daemon-reload
 
 %pre usage
-id cloud > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -c "CloudStack unprivileged user" \
+id cloud > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -U -c "CloudStack unprivileged user" \
      -r -s /bin/sh -d %{_localstatedir}/cloudstack/management cloud|| true
 
 %preun usage
diff --git a/packaging/centos8/cloud.spec b/packaging/centos8/cloud.spec
index fd05432b1fd..350b9d83a60 100644
--- a/packaging/centos8/cloud.spec
+++ b/packaging/centos8/cloud.spec
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ install -D tools/whisker/LICENSE ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_defaultdocdir}/%{name}-inte
 /usr/bin/systemctl off cloudstack-management || true
 
 %pre management
-id cloud > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -c "CloudStack unprivileged user" \
+id cloud > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -U -c "CloudStack unprivileged user" \
      -r -s /bin/sh -d %{_localstatedir}/cloudstack/management cloud|| true
 
 rm -rf %{_localstatedir}/cache/cloudstack
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ fi
 systemctl daemon-reload
 
 %pre usage
-id cloud > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -c "CloudStack unprivileged user" \
+id cloud > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -U -c "CloudStack unprivileged user" \
      -r -s /bin/sh -d %{_localstatedir}/cloudstack/management cloud|| true
 
 %preun usage