diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 601ab96..e14a36b 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -527,9 +527,9 @@ fi
 getent group systemd-journal-gateway >/dev/null 2>&1 || groupadd -r -g 191 systemd-journal-gateway 2>&1 || :
 getent passwd systemd-journal-gateway >/dev/null 2>&1 || useradd -r -l -u 191 -g systemd-journal-gateway -d %{_localstatedir}/log/journal -s /sbin/nologin -c "Journal Gateway" systemd-journal-gateway >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 getent group systemd-journal-remote >/dev/null 2>&1 || groupadd -r systemd-journal-remote 2>&1 || :
-getent passwd systemd-journal-remote >/dev/null 2>&1 || useradd -r -l -g systemd-journal-remote -d /%{_localstatedir}/log/journal/remote -s /sbin/nologin -c "Journal Remote" systemd-journal-remote >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+getent passwd systemd-journal-remote >/dev/null 2>&1 || useradd -r -l -g systemd-journal-remote -d %{_localstatedir}/log/journal/remote -s /sbin/nologin -c "Journal Remote" systemd-journal-remote >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 getent group systemd-journal-upload >/dev/null 2>&1 || groupadd -r systemd-journal-upload 2>&1 || :
-getent passwd systemd-journal-upload >/dev/null 2>&1 || useradd -r -l -g systemd-journal-upload -G systemd-journal -d /%{_localstatedir}/log/journal/upload -s /sbin/nologin -c "Journal Upload" systemd-journal-upload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+getent passwd systemd-journal-upload >/dev/null 2>&1 || useradd -r -l -g systemd-journal-upload -G systemd-journal -d %{_localstatedir}/log/journal/upload -s /sbin/nologin -c "Journal Upload" systemd-journal-upload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 %post journal-remote
 %systemd_post systemd-journal-gatewayd.socket systemd-journal-gatewayd.service