diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/pseudo/files/fallback-group b/meta/recipes-devtools/pseudo/files/fallback-group
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81bf732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/pseudo/files/fallback-group
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+root:*:0:
+mail:*:8:
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/pseudo/files/fallback-passwd b/meta/recipes-devtools/pseudo/files/fallback-passwd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1458dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/pseudo/files/fallback-passwd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+root::0:0:root:/home/root:/bin/sh