diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 47aaddf849..45140cb042 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_HWDB),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dhwdb=true
 define SYSTEMD_BUILD_HWDB
-	$(HOST_DIR)/bin/udevadm hwdb --update --root $(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(HOST_DIR)/bin/systemd-hwdb update --root $(TARGET_DIR) --strict --usr
 endef
 SYSTEMD_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += SYSTEMD_BUILD_HWDB
 define SYSTEMD_RM_HWDB_SRV
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ HOST_SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Dsysusers=false \
 	-Dtmpfiles=true \
 	-Dimportd=false \
-	-Dhwdb=false \
+	-Dhwdb=true \
 	-Drfkill=false \
 	-Dman=false \
 	-Dhtml=false \