diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 81fa2bd0f0..65541f6b1f 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -701,7 +701,8 @@ HOST_SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Dkernel-install=false \
 	-Dsystemd-analyze=false \
 	-Dlibcryptsetup=false \
-	-Daudit=false
+	-Daudit=false \
+	-Dzstd=false
 
 HOST_SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(BR2_COREUTILS_HOST_DEPENDENCY) \