diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 5626b54e8e..b07fac27d4 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-Dumount-path=/usr/bin/umount \
 	-Dutmp=false
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_nios2),y)
+# Nios2 ld emits warnings, make warnings not to be treated as errors
+SYSTEMD_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -Wl,--no-fatal-warnings
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ACL),y)
 SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES += acl
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dacl=true