diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index 223ab6e113..f21c8d32dd 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_AGETTY
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_MOUNT
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_NOLOGIN
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_FSCK
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS # kmod-tools
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 247ead532b..4fcff90512 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dblkid=false
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_NOLOGIN),y)
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dnologin-path=/sbin/nologin
+else
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dnologin-path=/bin/false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_INITRD),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dinitrd=true
 else