diff --git a/Rules.monolithic b/Rules.monolithic
index 1dde01a1..0fb2f12d 100644
--- a/Rules.monolithic
+++ b/Rules.monolithic
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ enableaudit: $(policy_conf)
 #
 $(fc): $(tmpdir)/$(notdir $(fc)).tmp $(fcsort)
 	$(verbose) $(fcsort) $< $@
-	$(verbose) $(GREP) -e HOME -e ROLE $@ > $(homedir_template)
-	$(verbose) $(SED) -i -e /HOME/d -e /ROLE/d $@
+	$(verbose) $(GREP) -e HOME -e ROLE -e USER $@ > $(homedir_template)
+	$(verbose) $(SED) -i -e /HOME/d -e /ROLE/d -e /USER/d $@
 
 $(tmpdir)/$(notdir $(fc)).tmp: $(m4support) $(tmpdir)/generated_definitions.conf $(all_fc_files)
 ifeq ($(all_fc_files),)