diff --git a/sysusers.generate-pre.sh b/sysusers.generate-pre.sh
index 4a87d53..944abff 100755
--- a/sysusers.generate-pre.sh
+++ b/sysusers.generate-pre.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ parse() {
 		[ -z "$line" ] && continue
 		eval "arr=( $line )"
 		case "${arr[0]}" in
-			('u')
+			('u'|'u!')
 				if [[ "${arr[2]}" == *":"* ]]; then
 					user "${arr[1]}" "${arr[2]%:*}" "${arr[3]}" "${arr[2]#*:}" "${arr[4]}" "${arr[5]}"
 				else
diff --git a/sysusers.prov b/sysusers.prov
index f12e929..7b3d704 100755
--- a/sysusers.prov
+++ b/sysusers.prov
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ parse() {
         [ -z "$line" ] && continue
         set -- $line
         case "$1" in
-            ('u')
+            ('u'|'u!')
                 process_u "$2" "$3"
                 ;;
             ('g')