diff --git a/system-users.changes b/system-users.changes
index fda5356..01bac9f 100644
--- a/system-users.changes
+++ b/system-users.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May  3 11:35:55 CEST 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
+
+- /bin/bash is needed as shell for user nobody
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May  2 17:51:52 CEST 2017 - sbrabec@suse.com
 
diff --git a/system-users.spec b/system-users.spec
index 95d8d2e..745d174 100644
--- a/system-users.spec
+++ b/system-users.spec
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ This package provides the system account and group 'lp'.
 %package -n system-user-nobody
 Summary:        System user and group nobody
 Group:          System/Fhs
+Requires(pre):  /usr/sbin/usermod
 %{sysusers_requires}
 
 %description -n system-user-nobody
@@ -247,6 +248,8 @@ install -m 644 %{SOURCE16} %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/system-user-upsd.conf
 %pre -n system-user-ftp -f ftp.pre
 %pre -n system-user-lp -f lp.pre
 %pre -n system-user-nobody -f nobody.pre
+/usr/sbin/usermod -s /bin/bash nobody
+
 %pre -n system-user-upsd -f upsd.pre
 
 %files -n system-user-uucp