diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/systemd/package.mk
index 47ef303eaf..e7f6118ef4 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/package.mk
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
     cp -PR $PKG_DIR/config/* $INSTALL/usr/config
 
-    rm -rf $INSTALL/etc/systemd/system
-      ln -sf /storage/.config/system.d $INSTALL/etc/systemd/system
     rm -rf $INSTALL/etc/modules-load.d
       ln -sf /storage/.config/modules-load.d $INSTALL/etc/modules-load.d
     rm -rf $INSTALL/etc/sysctl.d
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/patches/systemd-07_move-etc-systemd-system-to-storage-.config-system.d.patch b/packages/sysutils/systemd/patches/systemd-07_move-etc-systemd-system-to-storage-.config-system.d.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d84aafa5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/patches/systemd-07_move-etc-systemd-system-to-storage-.config-system.d.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+From 3bda4f376063971ad068f9c26edbec9029cfa7e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Stefan Saraev <stefan@saraev.ca>
+Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:21:13 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] move /etc/systemd/system to /storage/.config/system.d
+
+---
+ Makefile.am |    4 ++--
+ Makefile.in |    4 ++--
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
+index 8d9c587..93e9c6d 100644
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ udevlibexec_PROGRAMS =
+ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
+ 	-include $(top_builddir)/config.h \
+ 	-DPKGSYSCONFDIR=\"$(pkgsysconfdir)\" \
+-	-DSYSTEM_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=\"$(pkgsysconfdir)/system\" \
++	-DSYSTEM_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=\"/storage/.config/system.d\" \
+ 	-DSYSTEM_DATA_UNIT_PATH=\"$(systemunitdir)\" \
+ 	-DSYSTEM_SYSVINIT_PATH=\"$(SYSTEM_SYSVINIT_PATH)\" \
+ 	-DSYSTEM_SYSVRCND_PATH=\"$(SYSTEM_SYSVRCND_PATH)\" \
+@@ -4209,7 +4209,7 @@ substitutions = \
+        '|SYSTEMCTL=$(rootbindir)/systemctl|' \
+        '|SYSTEMD_NOTIFY=$(rootbindir)/systemd-notify|' \
+        '|pkgsysconfdir=$(pkgsysconfdir)|' \
+-       '|SYSTEM_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=$(pkgsysconfdir)/system|' \
++       '|SYSTEM_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=/storage/.config/system.d|' \
+        '|USER_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=$(pkgsysconfdir)/user|' \
+        '|pkgdatadir=$(pkgdatadir)|' \
+        '|systemunitdir=$(systemunitdir)|' \
+diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
+index 6f3d475..66c4c22 100644
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -3744,7 +3744,7 @@ manual_tests = test-engine test-ns test-loopback test-hostname \
+ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
+ 	-include $(top_builddir)/config.h \
+ 	-DPKGSYSCONFDIR=\"$(pkgsysconfdir)\" \
+-	-DSYSTEM_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=\"$(pkgsysconfdir)/system\" \
++	-DSYSTEM_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=\"/storage/.config/system.d\" \
+ 	-DSYSTEM_DATA_UNIT_PATH=\"$(systemunitdir)\" \
+ 	-DSYSTEM_SYSVINIT_PATH=\"$(SYSTEM_SYSVINIT_PATH)\" \
+ 	-DSYSTEM_SYSVRCND_PATH=\"$(SYSTEM_SYSVRCND_PATH)\" \
+@@ -6269,7 +6269,7 @@ substitutions = \
+        '|SYSTEMCTL=$(rootbindir)/systemctl|' \
+        '|SYSTEMD_NOTIFY=$(rootbindir)/systemd-notify|' \
+        '|pkgsysconfdir=$(pkgsysconfdir)|' \
+-       '|SYSTEM_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=$(pkgsysconfdir)/system|' \
++       '|SYSTEM_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=/storage/.config/system.d|' \
+        '|USER_CONFIG_UNIT_PATH=$(pkgsysconfdir)/user|' \
+        '|pkgdatadir=$(pkgdatadir)|' \
+        '|systemunitdir=$(systemunitdir)|' \
+-- 
+1.7.2.5
+