diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 94c236a..70e8e63 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ Obsoletes:      systemd-compat-libs < 230
 Obsoletes:      nss-myhostname < 0.4
 Provides:       nss-myhostname = 0.4
 Provides:       nss-myhostname%{_isa} = 0.4
-Requires(post): coreutils
 Requires(post): sed
 Requires(post): grep
 Requires(post): /usr/bin/getent
@@ -601,12 +600,12 @@ export SYSTEMD_NSS_BYPASS_SYNTHETIC=1
 if getent passwd nfsnobody &>/dev/null; then
    test -f /etc/systemd/dont-synthesize-nobody || {
        echo 'Detected system with nfsnobody defined, creating /etc/systemd/dont-synthesize-nobody'
-       touch /etc/systemd/dont-synthesize-nobody
+       : >/etc/systemd/dont-synthesize-nobody || :
    }
 elif getent passwd nobody 2>/dev/null | grep -v 'nobody:[x*]:65534:65534:.*:/:/sbin/nologin' &>/dev/null; then
    test -f /etc/systemd/dont-synthesize-nobody || {
        echo 'Detected system with incompatible nobody defined, creating /etc/systemd/dont-synthesize-nobody'
-       touch /etc/systemd/dont-synthesize-nobody
+       : >/etc/systemd/dont-synthesize-nobody || :
    }
 fi