diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 5f6c8a60bb..7ba4c540d8 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dlogind=false
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_MACHINED),y)
-SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dmachined=true
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dmachined=true -Dnss-mymachines=true
 else
-SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dmachined=false
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dmachined=false -Dnss-mymachines=false
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_IMPORTD),y)