diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index d00ac9d82f..38353d047e 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 	bool "systemd"
 	depends on BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # util-linux
-	depends on BR2_INET_IPV6
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # kmod
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # dbus
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # dbus
diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index 431524d103..84cde9422e 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ config BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
-	depends on BR2_INET_IPV6
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU