diff --git a/package/fluidsynth/fluidsynth.mk b/package/fluidsynth/fluidsynth.mk
index c53c5d7649..dc777e0bf9 100644
--- a/package/fluidsynth/fluidsynth.mk
+++ b/package/fluidsynth/fluidsynth.mk
@@ -73,4 +73,11 @@ else
 FLUIDSYNTH_CONF_OPTS += -Denable-sdl2=0
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD),y)
+FLUIDSYNTH_CONF_OPTS += -Denable-systemd=1
+FLUIDSYNTH_DEPENDENCIES += systemd
+else
+FLUIDSYNTH_CONF_OPTS += -Denable-systemd=0
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))