diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f24421e..76f1ebd 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  dbus,
  debhelper-compat (= 13),
  dh-sequence-gir,
+ dh-sequence-installsysusers,
  gsettings-desktop-schemas <!nocheck>,
  gi-docgen <!nodoc>,
  gir1.2-gio-2.0-dev <!nogir>,
diff --git a/debian/feedbackd.install b/debian/feedbackd.install
index b963012..c0f2e39 100644
--- a/debian/feedbackd.install
+++ b/debian/feedbackd.install
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 usr/bin/
 usr/lib/systemd/user
+usr/lib/sysusers.d/feedbackd.conf
 usr/lib/udev/
 usr/libexec/
 usr/share/dbus-1/
diff --git a/debian/feedbackd.postinst b/debian/feedbackd.postinst
index d04dca1..db20186 100644
--- a/debian/feedbackd.postinst
+++ b/debian/feedbackd.postinst
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ set -e
 # for details, see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
 # the debian-policy package
 
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
 case "$1" in
     configure)
-        if ! getent group feedbackd >/dev/null; then
-            addgroup --quiet --system feedbackd
-        fi
-
         # we ship udev rules, so trigger an update
         udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=leds --subsystem-match=input --action=change || true
     ;;
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ case "$1" in
 esac
 
 # dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
-# generated by other debhelper scripts.
-
-#DEBHELPER#
 
 exit 0