diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 6d04ee2581..6ab6586009 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ HOST_SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Dinitrd=false \
 	-Dxdg-autostart=false \
 	-Dkernel-install=false \
-	-Dukify=disabled \
+	-Dukify=enabled \
 	-Danalyze=false \
 	-Dbpf-framework=disabled \
 	-Dvmlinux-h=disabled \
@@ -1024,7 +1024,8 @@ HOST_SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-libcap \
 	host-libxcrypt \
 	host-gperf \
-	host-python-jinja2
+	host-python-jinja2 \
+	host-python-pefile
 
 HOST_SYSTEMD_NINJA_ENV = DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR)