diff --git a/pkg/basefiles/etc/group b/pkg/basefiles/etc/group
index 2e6a6c9..4e68f8d 100644
--- a/pkg/basefiles/etc/group
+++ b/pkg/basefiles/etc/group
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ dnsmasq:x:51:
 unbound:x:52:
 syslogd:x:53:
 nginx:x:54:
+dhcpcd:x:55:
 nogroup:x:99:
diff --git a/pkg/basefiles/etc/passwd b/pkg/basefiles/etc/passwd
index 768f701..e31f028 100644
--- a/pkg/basefiles/etc/passwd
+++ b/pkg/basefiles/etc/passwd
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ dnsmasq:x:51:51:dnsmasq user:/dev/null:/bin/false
 unbound:x:52:52:unbound user:/dev/null:/bin/false
 syslogd:x:53:53:syslog user:/dev/null:/bin/false
 nginx:x:54:54:syslog user:/dev/null:/bin/false
+dhcpcd:x:55:55:dhcpcd user:/var/run/dhcpcd_chroot:/bin/false
 nobody:x:99:99:Unprivileged User:/dev/null:/bin/false