diff --git a/sonic-slave/Dockerfile b/sonic-slave/Dockerfile
index 4d9794cfa1..1c484a37c4 100644
--- a/sonic-slave/Dockerfile
+++ b/sonic-slave/Dockerfile
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ ARG user
 ARG uid
 ARG guid
 
+RUN groupadd -f -r -g $guid g$user
+
 RUN useradd $user -u $uid -g $guid -d /var/$user -m -s /bin/bash
 
 RUN gpasswd -a $user docker