diff --git a/rpcbind.spec b/rpcbind.spec
index f614049..9f66586 100644
--- a/rpcbind.spec
+++ b/rpcbind.spec
@@ -77,20 +77,16 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %pre
 
-# Check the validity of the rpc uid and gid.
-# If they don't exist, create them
-# If they exist but are the wrong value, remove them 
-#   and recreate them with the correct value
-# If they exist and are the correct value do nothing
-rpcid=`getent passwd rpc | cut -d: -f 3`
-if [ -n "$rpcid" -a "$rpcid" != "32" ]; then
-	/usr/sbin/userdel  rpc 2> /dev/null || :
-	/usr/sbin/groupdel rpc 2> /dev/null || : 
-fi
-if [ -z "$rpcid" -o "$rpcid" != "32" ]; then
-	/usr/sbin/groupadd -o -g 32 rpc > /dev/null 2>&1
-	/usr/sbin/useradd -o -l -c "Rpcbind Daemon" -d /var/lib/rpcbind -g 32 \
-    	-M -s /sbin/nologin -u 32 rpc > /dev/null 2>&1
+# Softly static allocate the rpc uid and gid.
+getent group rpc >/dev/null || groupadd -f -g 32 -r rpc
+if ! getent passwd rpc >/dev/null ; then
+	if ! getent passwd 32 >/dev/null ; then
+	   useradd -l -c "Rpcbind Daemon" -d /var/lib/rpcbind  \
+	      -g rpc -M -s /sbin/nologin -o -u 32 rpc > /dev/null 2>&1
+	else
+	   useradd -l -c "Rpcbind Daemon" -d /var/lib/rpcbind  \
+	      -g rpc -M -s /sbin/nologin rpc > /dev/null 2>&1
+	fi
 fi
 
 %post
@@ -98,10 +94,6 @@ fi
 
 %preun
 %systemd_preun rpcbind.service rpcbind.socket
-if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
-	/usr/sbin/userdel  rpc 2>/dev/null || :
-	/usr/sbin/groupdel rpc 2>/dev/null || :
-fi
 
 %postun
 %systemd_postun_with_restart rpcbind.service rpcbind.socket
@@ -129,6 +121,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Mon Apr  4 2016 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> - 0.2.3-10.rc1
 - Restart rpcbind.socket on restarts (bz 1306824)
+- Soft static allocate rpc uid/gid (bz 1301288)
 
 * Sat Feb 20 2016 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> - 0.2.3-9.rc1
 - Updated to the latest RC release rpcbind-0_2_4-rc1