diff --git a/.gear/tuwunel.spec b/.gear/tuwunel.spec
index 72b610854..edaf4a8ab 100644
--- a/.gear/tuwunel.spec
+++ b/.gear/tuwunel.spec
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ cat %SOURCE2 >> .cargo/config.toml
 
 %install
 install -Dm 755 target/release/%name %buildroot/%_sbindir/%name
+sed 's/PrivateUsers/#PrivateUsers/' -i rpm/tuwunel.service
 install -Dm 644 rpm/tuwunel.service %buildroot/%_unitdir/%name.service
 install -D -m 0644 %SOURCE3 %buildroot/%_sysusersdir/%name.conf
 install -D -m 0644 tuwunel-example.toml %buildroot/%_sysconfdir/%name/tuwunel.toml