diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index 6289252a3c..f1cd465c81 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_BINFMT
 
 	  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-binfmt.service.html
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_VCONSOLE
+	bool "enable vconsole tool"
+	help
+	  systemd-vconsole-setup is an early boot service that
+	  configures the virtual console font and console keymap.
+
+	  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.html
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_NETWORKD
 	bool "enable network manager"
 	help
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 5f7941c357..124119fb27 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-binfmt
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_VCONSOLE),y)
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-vconsole
+else
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-vconsole
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_NETWORKD),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-networkd
 define SYSTEMD_INSTALL_RESOLVCONF_HOOK