diff --git a/GIDs b/GIDs
index 0635efcc16eb..5ac6872f98e2 100644
--- a/GIDs
+++ b/GIDs
@@ -500,7 +500,8 @@ messagebus:*:556:
 pulse-rt:*:557:
 avahi:*:558:
 tacacs:*:559:
-# free: 560
+# Unused since hald has been removed from the ports tree
+# haldaemon:*:560:
 distcc:*:561:
 polkit:*:562:
 pulse:*:563:
diff --git a/UIDs b/UIDs
index caf0b23728e9..67269b3cae86 100644
--- a/UIDs
+++ b/UIDs
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ messagebus:*:556:556::0:0:D-BUS Daemon User:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 # free: 557
 avahi:*:558:558::0:0:Avahi Daemon User:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 tacacs:*:559:559::0:0:TACACS+ Daemon User:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
-# free: 560
+# Unused since hald has been removed from the ports tree
+# haldaemon:*:560:560::0:0:HAL Daemon User:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 distcc:*:561:561::0:0:Distcc user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 polkit:*:562:562::0:0:PolicyKit User:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 pulse:*:563:563::0:0:PulseAudio System User:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin