diff --git a/dhcp.spec b/dhcp.spec
index 04290d5..fe58d6f 100644
--- a/dhcp.spec
+++ b/dhcp.spec
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_includedir}/{dhcpctl,omapip} \
 mv %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/lib*.* \
    %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/dhcp/
 %if %{with sysusers}
-install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE47} %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}
+install -m 644 %{SOURCE47} %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/
 %endif
 
 %if %{with sysusers}