diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/build b/packages/sysutils/systemd/build
index 6b10fff1e6..901843d2f0 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/build
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
             --disable-tcpwrap \
             --disable-pam \
             --disable-acl \
-              --enable-xattr \
+            --disable-xattr \
             --without-python \
+            --disable-python-devel \
             --disable-gcrypt \
             --disable-audit \
             --disable-libcryptsetup \
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
             --disable-quotacheck \
             --disable-randomseed \
             --disable-logind \
+            --disable-backlight \
             --disable-hostnamed \
             --disable-timedated \
             --disable-localed \
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/meta b/packages/sysutils/systemd/meta
index 2e28f46677..453a2833fb 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/meta
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/meta
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="systemd"
-PKG_VERSION="206"
+PKG_VERSION="208"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd"
 PKG_URL="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
 PKG_DEPENDS="dbus kmod util-linux glib libgcrypt"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain attr libcap dbus kmod util-linux glib libgcrypt"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libcap dbus kmod util-linux glib libgcrypt"
 PKG_PRIORITY="required"
 PKG_SECTION="system"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="systemd: a system and session manager"