diff --git a/fwupd.changes b/fwupd.changes
index 726f96b..78155f6 100644
--- a/fwupd.changes
+++ b/fwupd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov  9 09:56:41 UTC 2023 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Do not pass -Dsystemd_unit_user=root to meson: use fwupd's
+  defautl fwupd_refresh user (boo#1216973).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov  2 08:15:52 UTC 2023 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/fwupd.spec b/fwupd.spec
index cbe7578..fffd713 100644
--- a/fwupd.spec
+++ b/fwupd.spec
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -D_GNU_SOURCE"
   -Dplugin_uefi_capsule=enabled \
   -Dplugin_uefi_pk=enabled \
   -Defi_binary=false \
-  -Dsystemd_unit_user=root \
   -Dcompat_cli=true \
 %else
   -Dplugin_uefi_capsule=false \