diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
index 3a5a65dcc7..d53be3edfe 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 OpenWrt.org
 # Copyright (C) 2006 Fokus Fraunhofer <carsten.tittel@fokus.fraunhofer.de>
 # Copyright (C) 2010 Vertical Communications
 
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ default_postinst() {
 				}
 
 				gid=$id
-				[ -n "$gid" ] && group_exists $name || group_add $name $gid
+				[ -n "$gid" ] && {
+					group_exists $name || group_add $name $gid
+				}
+
 				[ -z "$gid" ] && {
 					group_add_next $name
 					gid=$?