diff --git a/dnsmasq.spec b/dnsmasq.spec
index afe4e0f..77671fe 100644
--- a/dnsmasq.spec
+++ b/dnsmasq.spec
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} AWK=gawk all-i18n
 if ! /usr/bin/getent group tftp >/dev/null; then
     %{_sbindir}/groupadd -r tftp 2>/dev/null || :
 fi
+if ! /usr/bin/getent passwd tftp >/dev/null; then
+    %{_sbindir}/useradd -c "TFTP account" -d /srv/tftpboot -G tftp -g tftp \
+  -r -s /bin/false tftp 2>/dev/null || :
+fi
 if ! /usr/bin/getent passwd dnsmasq >/dev/null; then
     /usr/sbin/useradd -r -d /var/lib/empty -s /bin/false -c "dnsmasq" -g nogroup -G tftp dnsmasq || :
 fi