diff --git a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
index ade774fb4e3..325ebdf2c01 100644
--- a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
+++ b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ fi
 
 # Create a MySQL user and group. Do not report any problems if it already
 # exists.
-groupadd -r -c "MySQL server" %{mysqld_user} 2> /dev/null || true
+groupadd -r %{mysqld_user} 2> /dev/null || true
 useradd -M -r -d $mysql_datadir -s /bin/bash -c "MySQL server" -g %{mysqld_user} %{mysqld_user} 2> /dev/null || true 
 
 # Change permissions so that the user that will run the MySQL daemon
@@ -562,6 +562,11 @@ fi
 # itself - note that they must be ordered by date (important when
 # merging BK trees)
 %changelog 
+* Thu Aug 04 2005 Lenz Grimmer <lenz@mysql.com>
+
+- Fixed the creation of the mysql user group account in the postinstall
+  section (BUG 12348)
+
 * Fri Jul 15 2005 Lenz Grimmer <lenz@mysql.com>
 
 - create a "mysql" user group and assign the mysql user account to that group