diff --git a/contrib/sssd.spec.in b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
index 1afade24160..16cdf5cf59d 100644
--- a/contrib/sssd.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 %endif
 
 # sysusers depends on presence of sssd user
-%if 0%{?rhel} >= 10
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 10 || 0%{?fedora} >= 41
 %global use_sysusers 1
 %else
 %global use_sysusers 0