diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
index 5209eeed2d..84078f8b9a 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ else
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_GSTREAMER_GL=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD),y)
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_SYSTEMD=ON
+WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += systemd
+else
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_SYSTEMD=OFF
+endif
+
 # JIT is not supported for MIPS r6, but the WebKit build system does not
 # have a check for these processors. The same goes for ARMv5 and ARMv6.
 # Disable JIT forcibly here and use the CLoop interpreter instead.