diff --git a/contrib/sssd.spec.in b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
index 70c459333d2..2a681224b20 100644
--- a/contrib/sssd.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %endif
 
 # sysusers depends on presence of sssd user
-%if 0%{?rhel} >= 10
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 41 || 0%{?rhel} >= 10
 %global use_sysusers 1
 %else
 %global use_sysusers 0