diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index f507a55ceb..5200e4a8f9 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_8 # host-systemd
 	select BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR
 	select BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_BIN
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBUDEV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS if !BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS_BROKER # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP
@@ -107,6 +108,9 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_LIBUDEV
+	default "systemd"
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_UDEV
 	default "systemd"
 
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 9ce4f8fef2..3223915d40 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES = \
 
 SYSTEMD_SELINUX_MODULES = systemd udev xdg
 
-SYSTEMD_PROVIDES = udev
+SYSTEMD_PROVIDES = libudev udev
 
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-Dcreate-log-dirs=false \