diff --git a/sanlock.spec b/sanlock.spec
index e046f22..e68d2b6 100644
--- a/sanlock.spec
+++ b/sanlock.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           sanlock
 Version:        3.9.5
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        A shared storage lock manager
 License:        GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
 URL:            https://pagure.io/sanlock/
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libblkid-devel
 BuildRequires:  libuuid-devel
 BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  systemd-units
-BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
-%{?sysusers_requires_compat}
 Requires:       %{name}-lib = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires(post): systemd-units
 Requires(post): systemd-sysv
@@ -64,7 +62,15 @@ install -D -m 0644 init.d/wdmd.sysconfig \
 install -Dd -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/wdmd.d
 
 %pre
-%sysusers_create_compat src/sanlock.sysusers
+# As libvirt does, install a sysusers file, but also directly
+# create the user and group to avoid rpm installation errors
+# (sysusers rpm macros seem to be insufficient to avoid problems.)
+getent group sanlock > /dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd \
+    -g 179 sanlock
+getent passwd sanlock > /dev/null || /usr/sbin/useradd \
+    -u 179 -c "sanlock" -s /sbin/nologin -r \
+    -g 179 -d /run/sanlock sanlock
+/usr/sbin/usermod -a -G disk sanlock
 
 %post
 %systemd_post wdmd.service sanlock.service
@@ -128,6 +134,9 @@ developing applications that use %{name}.
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libsanlock_client.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 08 2025 David Teigland <teigland@redhat.com> - 3.9.5-4
+- restore useradd and groupadd in place of sysusers rpm macros
+
 * Tue Oct 29 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 3.9.5-3
 - Bump release for October 2024 mass rebuild:
   Resolves: RHEL-64018