diff --git a/meta-gnome/files/static-passwd-meta-gnome b/meta-gnome/files/static-passwd-meta-gnome
index 4502d8bd10..03659d77f1 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/files/static-passwd-meta-gnome
+++ b/meta-gnome/files/static-passwd-meta-gnome
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-gdm:x:680:nogroup::/:/bin/nologin
\ No newline at end of file
+gdm:x:680:nogroup::/:/sbin/nologin
+gnome-remote-desktop:x:974:974::/var/lib/gnome-remote-desktop:/sbin/nologin
+