diff --git a/macros.in b/macros.in
index 1f6d8b252f..fefb351ac3 100644
--- a/macros.in
+++ b/macros.in
@@ -1331,6 +1331,9 @@ end
         type = 'group'
     elseif arg[1] == 'u' then
         type = 'user'
+    elseif arg[1] == 'r' or arg[1] == 'm' then
+        macros.warn({'ignoring unsupported sysuser type: '..arg[1]})
+        return
     else
         macros.error({'invalid sysuser type: '..arg[1]})
     end
diff --git a/tests/data/SPECS/klang.spec b/tests/data/SPECS/klang.spec
index e6cce1add8..e7c03cd7f8 100644
--- a/tests/data/SPECS/klang.spec
+++ b/tests/data/SPECS/klang.spec
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ EOF
 cat << EOF > ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_sysusersdir}/plong.conf
 u plong - "Plong fu" /var/lib/plong /sbin/nologin
 g klong -
+m ding dong
+r - 123-321
 EOF
 
 %files common
diff --git a/tests/rpmi.at b/tests/rpmi.at
index 6339a70a7c..94d8967b12 100644
--- a/tests/rpmi.at
+++ b/tests/rpmi.at
@@ -1481,7 +1481,14 @@ AT_SETUP([rpm -i sysusers])
 AT_KEYWORDS([install build sysusers])
 RPMDB_INIT
 
+RPMTEST_CHECK([
 runroot rpmbuild -bb --quiet /data/SPECS/klang.spec
+],
+[0],
+[],
+[warning: ignoring unsupported sysuser type: m
+warning: ignoring unsupported sysuser type: r
+])
 
 RPMTEST_CHECK([
 runroot rpm -U /build/RPMS/noarch/klang-client-1.0-1.noarch.rpm