diff --git a/pkg/deb/debian/control b/pkg/deb/debian/control
index 077d493bc..f1946d3d0 100644
--- a/pkg/deb/debian/control
+++ b/pkg/deb/debian/control
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  debhelper (>= 9~),
  dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.5),
  systemd,
+ libsystemd-dev <!nocheck>,
  procps <!nocheck>,
  build-essential <!nocheck>,
  tcl <!nocheck>,
diff --git a/pkg/deb/debian/rules b/pkg/deb/debian/rules
index a039b220f..957e05f9a 100755
--- a/pkg/deb/debian/rules
+++ b/pkg/deb/debian/rules
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk
 
 export BUILD_TLS=yes
+export USE_SYSTEMD=yes
 export CFLAGS CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS
 export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
 export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -ldl -latomic $(LUA_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/pkg/deb/debian_dh9/control b/pkg/deb/debian_dh9/control
index 077d493bc..f1946d3d0 100644
--- a/pkg/deb/debian_dh9/control
+++ b/pkg/deb/debian_dh9/control
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  debhelper (>= 9~),
  dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.5),
  systemd,
+ libsystemd-dev <!nocheck>,
  procps <!nocheck>,
  build-essential <!nocheck>,
  tcl <!nocheck>,
diff --git a/pkg/deb/debian_dh9/rules b/pkg/deb/debian_dh9/rules
index 0a8f0f1c6..a568ae470 100755
--- a/pkg/deb/debian_dh9/rules
+++ b/pkg/deb/debian_dh9/rules
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk
 #LUA_LDFLAGS = $(addprefix -llua5.1-,$(LUA_LIBS_DEBIAN)) $(addprefix ../deps/lua/src/,$(LUA_OBJECTS))
 
 export BUILD_TLS=yes
+export USE_SYSTEMD=yes
 export CFLAGS CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS
 export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
 export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -ldl -latomic $(LUA_LDFLAGS)