diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 4cf8dd5707..a72ed04aeb 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_OOMD),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Doomd=true
+SYSTEMD_OOMD_USER = systemd-oom -1 systemd-oom -1 * - - - systemd Userspace OOM Killer
 else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Doomd=false
 endif
@@ -585,6 +586,7 @@ define SYSTEMD_USERS
 	- - systemd-journal -1 * - - - Journal
 	$(SYSTEMD_REMOTE_USER)
 	$(SYSTEMD_COREDUMP_USER)
+	$(SYSTEMD_OOMD_USER)
 	$(SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_USER)
 	$(SYSTEMD_RESOLVED_USER)
 	$(SYSTEMD_TIMESYNCD_USER)