diff --git a/package/victoriametrics/victoriametrics.mk b/package/victoriametrics/victoriametrics.mk
index cd45e2e..767e00e 100644
--- a/package/victoriametrics/victoriametrics.mk
+++ b/package/victoriametrics/victoriametrics.mk
@@ -66,4 +66,8 @@ define VICTORIAMETRICS_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_VICTORIAMETRICS_VMALERT),$(VICTORIAMETRICS_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD_VMALERT))
 endef
 
+define VICTORIAMETRICS_USERS
+	victoriametrics -1 victoriametrics -1 * /var/lib/victoria-metrics /sbin/nologin -
+endef
+
 $(eval $(golang-package))
diff --git a/rootfs/users b/rootfs/users
index 983102c..c4059a5 100644
--- a/rootfs/users
+++ b/rootfs/users
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
     jenkins 3000018 jenkins 3000017 * /home/jenkins /bin/sh - Jenkins
-    victoriametrics -1 victoriametrics -1 * /var/lib/victoria-metrics /sbin/nologin -