diff --git a/srcpkgs/socklog-void/template b/srcpkgs/socklog-void/template
index 637184d1862..0137ce26ffe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/socklog-void/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/socklog-void/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=socklog-void
 version=20200115
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-system_groups="socklog"
 make_dirs="/var/log/socklog 2750 root socklog"
 conf_files="
  /var/log/socklog/cron/config
@@ -28,3 +27,4 @@ license="Public Domain"
 homepage="https://github.com/void-linux/socklog-void"
 distfiles="https://github.com/void-linux/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=2bbd906513584ef1d4b729cdaf19356eaacb37d00e29fd26f7f06e34f492ed5f
+system_groups="socklog"