diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_251.8.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_251.8.bb
index 1b771a7b86..5fb0e86982 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_251.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_251.8.bb
@@ -395,11 +395,13 @@ SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'binfmt', '${PN}-binfm
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN}-binfmt = "systemd-binfmt.service"
 
 USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN} ${PN}-extra-utils \
+                    udev \
                     ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'microhttpd', '${PN}-journal-gatewayd', '', d)} \
                     ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'microhttpd', '${PN}-journal-remote', '', d)} \
                     ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'journal-upload', '${PN}-journal-upload', '', d)} \
 "
 GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN} = "-r systemd-journal;"
+GROUPADD_PARAM:udev = "-r render"
 GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'polkit_hostnamed_fallback', '-r systemd-hostname;', '', d)}"
 USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'coredump', '--system -d / -M --shell /sbin/nologin systemd-coredump;', '', d)}"
 USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'networkd', '--system -d / -M --shell /sbin/nologin systemd-network;', '', d)}"