diff --git a/meta-gnome/dynamic-layers/meta-security/recipes-gnome/gnome-remote-desktop/gnome-remote-desktop_48.0.bb b/meta-gnome/dynamic-layers/meta-security/recipes-gnome/gnome-remote-desktop/gnome-remote-desktop_48.0.bb
index bfb603514b..a80b101a6e 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/dynamic-layers/meta-security/recipes-gnome/gnome-remote-desktop/gnome-remote-desktop_48.0.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/dynamic-layers/meta-security/recipes-gnome/gnome-remote-desktop/gnome-remote-desktop_48.0.bb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ USERADD_PARAM:${PN} = " \
 	--no-create-home \
 	--user-group \
 	--home-dir ${localstatedir}/lib/gnome-remote-desktop \
+	--shell /sbin/nologin \
 	gnome-remote-desktop \
 "