--- a/src/basic/user-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/user-util.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ char* uid_to_name(uid_t uid);
#define UID_INVALID ((uid_t) -1)
-#define UID_NOBODY ((uid_t) 65534U)
+#define UID_NOBODY ((uid_t) 99U)
bool synthesize_nobody(void);