diff --git a/package/liblogging/Config.in b/package/liblogging/Config.in
index 23c3c1ad2d..12ee950dc8 100644
--- a/package/liblogging/Config.in
+++ b/package/liblogging/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBLOGGING
 	bool "liblogging"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_COMPAT if BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	help
 	  Liblogging is an easy to use library for
 	  logging. It offers an enhanced replacement