diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index be32818..063b570 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fi
 AC_ARG_VAR(WEBGROUP, [The group that the web server will run as])
 
 if test "x${WEBGROUP}" = "x" ; then
-	WEBGROUP='thttpd'
+	WEBGROUP='www-data'
 fi
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile