--- a/modules.d/95nfs/nfs-start-rpc.sh
+++ b/modules.d/95nfs/nfs-start-rpc.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     command -v portmap > /dev/null && [ -z "$(pidof portmap)" ] && portmap
     if command -v rpcbind > /dev/null && [ -z "$(pidof rpcbind)" ]; then
         mkdir -p /run/rpcbind
-        chown rpc:rpc /run/rpcbind
+        chown _rpc:root /run/rpcbind
         rpcbind
     fi
 
--- a/modules.d/95nfs/parse-nfsroot.sh
+++ b/modules.d/95nfs/parse-nfsroot.sh
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@
 # rpc user needs to be able to write to this directory to save the warmstart
 # file
 mkdir -p /var/lib/rpcbind
-chown rpc:rpc /var/lib/rpcbind
+chown _rpc:root /var/lib/rpcbind
 chmod 770 /var/lib/rpcbind
--- a/modules.d/95nfs/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/95nfs/module-setup.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
     # Rather than copy the passwd file in, just set a user for rpcbind
     # We'll save the state and restart the daemon from the root anyway
-    grep -E '^nfsnobody:|^rpc:|^rpcuser:' "$dracutsysrootdir"/etc/passwd >> "$initdir/etc/passwd"
+    grep -E '^nfsnobody:|^_rpc:|^rpcuser:' "$dracutsysrootdir"/etc/passwd >> "$initdir/etc/passwd"
     grep -E '^nogroup:|^rpc:|^nobody:' "$dracutsysrootdir"/etc/group >> "$initdir/etc/group"
 
     dracut_need_initqueue