diff --git a/package/audit/audit.mk b/package/audit/audit.mk
index 7548135822..329f8c5aca 100644
--- a/package/audit/audit.mk
+++ b/package/audit/audit.mk
@@ -31,10 +31,26 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_aarch64),y)
 AUDIT_CONF_OPTS += --with-aarch64
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD),y)
+AUDIT_CONF_OPTS += --enable-systemd
+else
+AUDIT_CONF_OPTS += --disable-systemd
+endif
+
 define AUDIT_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 package/audit/S01auditd $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S01auditd
 endef
 
+define AUDIT_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
+	ln -fs ../../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/auditd.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/auditd.service
+
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/audit/audit_tmpfiles.conf \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/audit.conf
+endef
+
 define AUDIT_INSTALL_CLEANUP
 	$(RM) -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/rc.d
 	$(RM) -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/sysconfig
diff --git a/package/audit/audit_tmpfiles.conf b/package/audit/audit_tmpfiles.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b8325b595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/audit/audit_tmpfiles.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d /var/log/audit 0755 - -