diff --git a/package/psplash/psplash-quit.service b/package/psplash/psplash-quit.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 14bd4994b5..0000000000
--- a/package/psplash/psplash-quit.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Terminate Psplash Boot Screen
-After=psplash-start.service
-
-[Service]
-Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/psplash-write QUIT
-TimeoutSec=20
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/package/psplash/psplash-start.service b/package/psplash/psplash-start.service
index 2de3cfce22..b97e883e54 100644
--- a/package/psplash/psplash-start.service
+++ b/package/psplash/psplash-start.service
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Starts Psplash Boot screen
-Wants=systemd-vconsole-setup.service
-After=systemd-vconsole-setup.service systemd-udev-trigger.service systemd-udevd.service
 DefaultDependencies=no
+RequiresMountsFor=/run
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/psplash -n
diff --git a/package/psplash/psplash-systemd.service b/package/psplash/psplash-systemd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..249aa54039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/psplash/psplash-systemd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Start psplash-systemd progress communication helper
+DefaultDependencies=no
+After=systemd-start.service
+Requires=psplash-start.service
+RequiresMountsFor=/run
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/psplash-systemd
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sysinit.target
diff --git a/package/psplash/psplash.hash b/package/psplash/psplash.hash
index c8865697c4..46d5e12ceb 100644
--- a/package/psplash/psplash.hash
+++ b/package/psplash/psplash.hash
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Locally computed
-sha256 aaddb20ef892dfb03d4e046cc634159bbcdfe555f7291652dde2b7d4cf491289  psplash-5b3c1cc28f5abdc2c33830150b48b278cc4f7bca.tar.gz
+sha256 0042192bf94be4f5792d9ff6b7a2ddff77c79e51274745180d14be5815b3a0f4  psplash-fd33a9b3d68c89fa22ff6873f4f9fd28bd85830c.tar.gz
 sha256 f9c375a1be4a41f7b70301dd83c91cb89e41567478859b77eef375a52d782505  COPYING
diff --git a/package/psplash/psplash.mk b/package/psplash/psplash.mk
index 3dd2f4d579..39fcc2235f 100644
--- a/package/psplash/psplash.mk
+++ b/package/psplash/psplash.mk
@@ -4,18 +4,26 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PSPLASH_VERSION = 5b3c1cc28f5abdc2c33830150b48b278cc4f7bca
+PSPLASH_VERSION = fd33a9b3d68c89fa22ff6873f4f9fd28bd85830c
 PSPLASH_SITE = git://git.yoctoproject.org/psplash
 PSPLASH_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 PSPLASH_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 PSPLASH_AUTORECONF = YES
+PSPLASH_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD),y)
+PSPLASH_DEPENDENCIES += systemd
+PSPLASH_CONF_OPTS += --with-systemd
+else
+PSPLASH_CONF_OPTS += --without-systemd
+endif
 
 define PSPLASH_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/psplash/psplash-start.service \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/psplash-start.service
 
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/psplash/psplash-quit.service \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/psplash-quit.service
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/psplash/psplash-systemd.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/psplash-systemd.service
 endef
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))