diff --git a/beep.spec b/beep.spec
index 84ce491..8c040d1 100644
--- a/beep.spec
+++ b/beep.spec
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ BuildRequires:  make
 # Recommends:     (kernel-modules-extras if kernel-modules)
 # Recommends:     (kernel-debug-modules-extras if kernel-debug-modules)
 
+Requires(pre):  shadow-utils
 
 # /etc/modprobe.d/
 Requires:       kmod
@@ -83,11 +84,6 @@ interesting, but it is really good at the notifying part.
 %setup -q
 sed -i 's|^\.\\" \(\.BR .*\)README.Distro\(.*\)|\1README.fedora\2|' beep.1.in && : #"
 
-# Create a sysusers.d config file
-cat >beep.sysusers.conf <<EOF
-g beep -
-EOF
-
 
 %build
 if test "x%{build_cppflags}" = "x%%{build_cppflags}"; then
@@ -128,9 +124,10 @@ install -d -m 0755              "%{buildroot}%{_udevrulesdir}/"
 install -p -m 0644 "%{SOURCE2}" "%{buildroot}%{_udevrulesdir}/"
 install -p -m 0644 "%{SOURCE3}" "%{buildroot}%{_udevrulesdir}/"
 
-install -m0644 -D beep.sysusers.conf %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/beep.conf
-
 
+%pre
+getent group beep >/dev/null || groupadd -r beep
+exit 0
 
 
 %files
@@ -149,7 +146,6 @@ install -m0644 -D beep.sysusers.conf %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/beep.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/modprobe.d/beep.conf
 %{_udevrulesdir}/70-pcspkr-beep.rules
 %{_udevrulesdir}/90-pcspkr-beep.rules
-%{_sysusersdir}/beep.conf
 
 
 %changelog