diff --git a/packages/sysutils/hal/install b/packages/sysutils/hal/install
index 394ce85a36..8684e1a1fe 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/hal/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/hal/install
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ $SCRIPTS/install dbus
 $SCRIPTS/install dbus-glib
 $SCRIPTS/install gettext-dummy
 
+  add_user haldaemon x 68 68 "HAL daemon" "/" "/bin/sh"
+  add_group haldaemon 68
+
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
   cp $PKG_BUILD/hald/hald $INSTALL/usr/sbin/