diff --git a/contrib/deb/generate.sh b/contrib/deb/generate.sh
index ad59a31..866dba1 100755
--- a/contrib/deb/generate.sh
+++ b/contrib/deb/generate.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ mkdir -p /tmp/$PKGNAME/usr/bin/
 mkdir -p /tmp/$PKGNAME/etc/systemd/system/
 mkdir -p /tmp/$PKGNAME/usr/lib/sysusers.d/
 
-cat > /tmp/$PKGNAME/usr/lib/sysusers.d/alfis.tmpfiles << EOF
+cat > /tmp/$PKGNAME/usr/lib/sysusers.d/alfis.sysusers << EOF
 u alfis - "alfis user"
 EOF