diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index f1ddfaf440..ce2e9ffba4 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -46,10 +46,16 @@ SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += \
 
 SYSTEMD_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -fno-lto
 
-# Override path to kmod, used in kmod-static-nodes.service
+# Override paths to a few utilities needed at runtime, to
+# avoid finding those we would install in $(HOST_DIR).
 SYSTEMD_CONF_ENV = \
 	CFLAGS="$(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS)" \
-	ac_cv_path_KMOD=/usr/bin/kmod
+	ac_cv_path_KILL=/usr/bin/kill \
+	ac_cv_path_KMOD=/usr/bin/kmod \
+	ac_cv_path_KEXEC=/usr/sbin/kexec \
+	ac_cv_path_SULOGIN=/usr/sbin/sulogin \
+	ac_cv_path_MOUNT_PATH=/usr/bin/mount \
+	ac_cv_path_UMOUNT_PATH=/usr/bin/umount
 
 define SYSTEMD_RUN_INTLTOOLIZE
 	cd $(@D) && $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/intltoolize --force --automake
@@ -182,8 +188,14 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_QUOTACHECK),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-quotacheck
+SYSTEMD_CONF_ENV += \
+	ac_cv_path_QUOTAON=/usr/sbin/quotaon \
+	ac_cv_path_QUOTACHECK=/usr/sbin/quotacheck
 else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-quotacheck
+SYSTEMD_CONF_ENV += \
+	ac_cv_path_QUOTAON=/.missing \
+	ac_cv_path_QUOTACHECK=/.missing
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_TMPFILES),y)