diff --git a/community/inspircd/APKBUILD b/community/inspircd/APKBUILD
index a208e52694e..1d93cd04100 100644
--- a/community/inspircd/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/inspircd/APKBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Sadie Powell <sadie@witchery.services>
 pkgname=inspircd
 pkgver=4.7.0
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="internet relay chat daemon (ircd)"
 url="https://www.inspircd.org/"
 pkgusers="inspircd"
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ makedepends="
 	sqlite-dev
 	yyjson-dev
 	"
+install="inspircd.pre-install"
 subpackages="$pkgname-doc $pkgname-openrc"
 options="!check" # no test suite
 source="$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/archive/v$pkgver.tar.gz
diff --git a/community/inspircd/inspircd.pre-install b/community/inspircd/inspircd.pre-install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a96a403332f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/inspircd/inspircd.pre-install
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+addgroup -S inspircd 2>/dev/null
+adduser -S -D -h /var/lib/inspircd -s /sbin/nologin -G inspircd -g inspircd inspircd 2>/dev/null
+
+exit 0