diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c8d53440..a88a09a6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -227,14 +227,10 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 if INSTALL_SYSTEMV
-	getent group shairport-sync &>/dev/null || groupadd -r shairport-sync >/dev/null
-	getent passwd shairport-sync &> /dev/null || useradd -r -M -g shairport-sync -s /usr/bin/nologin -G audio shairport-sync >/dev/null
 	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d ] || mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d
 	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d/shairport-sync ] || cp scripts/shairport-sync $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d/
 endif
 if INSTALL_SYSTEMD
-	getent group shairport-sync &>/dev/null || groupadd -r shairport-sync >/dev/null
-	getent passwd shairport-sync &> /dev/null || useradd -r -M -g shairport-sync -s /usr/bin/nologin -G audio shairport-sync >/dev/null
 	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir) ] || mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)
 	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)/shairport-sync.service ] || cp scripts/shairport-sync.service $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)
 endif