diff --git a/package/p11-kit/p11-kit.mk b/package/p11-kit/p11-kit.mk
index 4f4b76d543..60133223ce 100644
--- a/package/p11-kit/p11-kit.mk
+++ b/package/p11-kit/p11-kit.mk
@@ -44,13 +44,20 @@ P11_KIT_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--without-libtasn1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD),y)
+P11_KIT_CONF_OPTS += --with-systemd
+else
+P11_KIT_CONF_OPTS += --without-systemd
+endif
+
 HOST_P11_KIT_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
 HOST_P11_KIT_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--without-libffi \
 	--without-trust-paths \
 	--disable-trust-module \
-	--without-libtasn1
+	--without-libtasn1 \
+	--without-systemd
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))