diff --git a/bus/tmpfiles.d/dbus.conf.in b/bus/tmpfiles.d/dbus.conf.in
index 0ec7de04..9d432ced 100644
--- a/bus/tmpfiles.d/dbus.conf.in
+++ b/bus/tmpfiles.d/dbus.conf.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Make ${localstatedir}/lib/dbus (required for systemd < 237)
 # Adjust mode and ownership if it already exists.
-d @EXPANDED_LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/dbus 0755 - - -
+d @EXPANDED_LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/dbus  @DBUS_USER@ @DBUS_USER@ 0755 - - -
 
 # Make ${localstatedir}/lib/dbus/machine-id a symlink to /etc/machine-id
 # if it does not already exist