diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 141209897d..f627ce6cd8 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_JOURNAL_REMOTE),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dremote=true
+SYSTEMD_REMOTE_USER = systemd-journal-remote -1 systemd-journal-remote -1 * /var/log/journal/remote - - Journal Remote
 else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dremote=false
 endif
@@ -486,7 +487,7 @@ define SYSTEMD_USERS
 	- - systemd-journal -1 * - - - Journal
 	- - render -1 * - - - DRI rendering nodes
 	- - kvm -1 * - - - kvm nodes
-	systemd-journal-remote -1 systemd-journal-remote -1 * /var/log/journal/remote - - Journal Remote
+	$(SYSTEMD_REMOTE_USER)
 	$(SYSTEMD_COREDUMP_USER)
 	$(SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_USER)
 	$(SYSTEMD_RESOLVED_USER)