diff --git a/srcpkgs/rpcbind/template b/srcpkgs/rpcbind/template
index e85eeece203..73a3e7126a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rpcbind/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rpcbind/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-warmstarts --with-statedir=/run --with-rpcuser=rpc
  $(vopt_if systemd '--with-systemsystemunitdir=/usr/lib/systemd/system' '--with-systemdsystemunitdir=no')"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
-makedepends="libtirpc-devel"
+makedepends="libtirpc-devel $(vopt_if systemd systemd-devel)"
 short_desc="Converts RPC program numbers into universal addresses"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://rpcbind.sourceforge.net"