diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 720fac4f0..462217e06 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if test "z$with_distro" = "z"; then
 	with_distro="unknown"
 fi
 case $with_distro in
-	ubuntu)
+	ubuntu|raspbian)
 		distroconf=default.conf.ubuntu
 		;;
 	redhat|centos|fedora|oracle|oracleserver)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ case $with_distro in
 		;;
 esac
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_distro])
-AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_DEBIAN], [test x"$with_distro" = "xdebian" -o x"$with_distro" = "xubuntu"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_DEBIAN], [test x"$with_distro" = "xdebian" -o x"$with_distro" = "xubuntu" -o x"$with_distro" = "xraspbian"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([DISTRO_UBUNTU], [test "x$with_distro" = "xubuntu"])
 
 # Check for init system type
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ case "$with_init_script" in
 			redhat|centos|oracle|oracleserver)
 				init_script=sysvinit
 				;;
-			debian)
+			debian|raspbian)
 				init_script=upstart,systemd
 				;;
 			ubuntu)
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc.net b/src/lxc/lxc.net
index 5ea4f1d43..9ec96953d 100755
--- a/src/lxc/lxc.net
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc.net
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ start() {
 	if [ -n "$LXC_DOMAIN" ]; then
 		LXC_DOMAIN_ARG="-s $LXC_DOMAIN -S /$LXC_DOMAIN/"
 	fi
-	dnsmasq $LXC_DOMAIN_ARG -u lxc-dnsmasq --strict-order --bind-interfaces --pid-file=${varrun}/dnsmasq.pid --conf-file=${LXC_DHCP_CONFILE} --listen-address ${LXC_ADDR} --dhcp-range ${LXC_DHCP_RANGE} --dhcp-lease-max=${LXC_DHCP_MAX} --dhcp-no-override --except-interface=lo --interface=${LXC_BRIDGE} --dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.${LXC_BRIDGE}.leases --dhcp-authoritative || cleanup
+	DNSMASQ_USER="lxc-dnsmasq"
+	if ! getent passwd ${DNSMASQ_USER} >/dev/null; then
+		DNSMASQ_USER="dnsmasq"
+	fi
+	dnsmasq $LXC_DOMAIN_ARG -u ${DNSMASQ_USER} --strict-order --bind-interfaces --pid-file=${varrun}/dnsmasq.pid --conf-file=${LXC_DHCP_CONFILE} --listen-address ${LXC_ADDR} --dhcp-range ${LXC_DHCP_RANGE} --dhcp-lease-max=${LXC_DHCP_MAX} --dhcp-no-override --except-interface=lo --interface=${LXC_BRIDGE} --dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.${LXC_BRIDGE}.leases --dhcp-authoritative || cleanup
 	touch ${varrun}/network_up
 }