diff --git a/packages/sysutils/upower/build b/packages/sysutils/upower/build
index a87120abf3..9bb9cae8e1 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/upower/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/upower/build
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ intltoolize --force
             --disable-static \
             --enable-shared \
             --with-backend=linux \
+            --disable-systemd \
             --disable-man-pages \
             --disable-gtk-doc \
             --enable-gtk-doc-html \