diff --git a/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk b/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
index dec243d456..d040b8c721 100644
--- a/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
+++ b/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ define PROFTPD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/sample-configurations/basic.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/proftpd.conf
 endef
 
+define PROFTPD_USERS
+	ftp -1 ftp -1 * /home/ftp - - Anonymous FTP User
+endef
+
 define PROFTPD_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/proftpd/S50proftpd $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S50proftpd
 endef