diff --git a/packages/network/avahi/install b/packages/network/avahi/install
index 7c8f9d77de..c9425537b1 100755
--- a/packages/network/avahi/install
+++ b/packages/network/avahi/install
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ $SCRIPTS/install pygtk
 PKG_DIR=`find $PACKAGES -type d -name $1`
 PYTHON_LIB_DIR=`ls -d $INSTALL/usr/lib/python*`
 
+add_user avahi x 495 495 "avahi-daemon" "/var/run/avahi-daemon" "/bin/sh"
+add_user avahi-autoipd x 496 496 "avahi-autoipd" "/var/lib/avahi-autoipd" "/bin/sh"
+add_group avahi 495
+add_group avahiautoipd 496
+
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
 cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/avahi-autoipd/avahi-autoipd $INSTALL/usr/sbin
 cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/avahi-daemon/.libs/avahi-daemon $INSTALL/usr/sbin