diff --git a/sysusers.d/basic.conf.in b/sysusers.d/basic.conf.in
index 992af346ca..84bbe3854f 100644
--- a/sysusers.d/basic.conf.in
+++ b/sysusers.d/basic.conf.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ u root    0:0     "Super User" /root
 
 # The nobody user/group for NFS file systems
 g {{NOBODY_GROUP_NAME}} 65534       -            -
-u! {{NOBODY_USER_NAME }} 65534:65534 "Kernel Overflow User"     -
+u! {{NOBODY_USER_NAME}} 65534:65534 "Kernel Overflow User"     -
 
 # Administrator group: can *see* more than normal users
 g adm     {{ADM_GID    }}     -            -