diff --git a/linux/system/user.sls b/linux/system/user.sls
index c63f91b..42086d5 100644
--- a/linux/system/user.sls
+++ b/linux/system/user.sls
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@
   - password: {{ user.password }}
   - hash_password: {{ user.get('hash_password', False) }}
   {% endif %}
+  {%- if user.gid is defined and user.gid %}
+  - gid: {{ user.gid }}
+  {%- else %}
   - gid_from_name: true
+  {%- endif %}
   {%- if user.groups is defined %}
   - groups: {{ user.groups }}
   {%- endif %}