diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/nginx/nginx.inc b/meta-openembedded/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/nginx/nginx.inc
index f65c209..83ae90c 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/nginx/nginx.inc
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/nginx/nginx.inc
@@ -186,4 +186,5 @@
     --system --no-create-home \
     --home ${NGINX_WWWDIR} \
     --groups www-data \
+    --shell ${base_sbindir}/nologin \
     --user-group ${NGINX_USER}"