diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc b/meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc
index 9cd6415733..346da4efc5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 02 5 3 2 . stop 20 0 1 6 ."
 USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
 GROUPADD_PARAM_${PN} = "-r netdev"
 USERADD_PARAM_${PN} = "--system --home ${localstatedir}/lib/dbus \
-                       --no-create-home --user-group messagebus"
+                       --no-create-home --shell /bin/false \
+                       --user-group messagebus"
 
 CONFFILES_${PN} = "${sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.conf ${sysconfdir}/dbus-1/session.conf"