diff --git a/networking/netprogs/rsync.xml b/networking/netprogs/rsync.xml
index f50216d10b..08ab6e28f3 100644
--- a/networking/netprogs/rsync.xml
+++ b/networking/netprogs/rsync.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     </para>
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -g 48 rsyncd &amp;&amp;
-useradd -c "rsyncd Daemon" -d /home/rsync -g rsyncd \
+useradd -c "rsyncd Daemon" -m -d /home/rsync -g rsyncd \
     -s /bin/false -u 48 rsyncd</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>