diff --git a/packages/security/polkit/build b/packages/security/polkit/build
index 25993da855..0da741cf88 100755
--- a/packages/security/polkit/build
+++ b/packages/security/polkit/build
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD
             --disable-gtk-doc \
             --disable-nls \
             --disable-introspection \
+            --disable-systemd \
             --with-authfw=shadow \
             --with-os-type=redhat \
             --with-expat=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr \
diff --git a/packages/security/polkit/meta b/packages/security/polkit/meta
index e2a1d76bb4..e8932328f2 100644
--- a/packages/security/polkit/meta
+++ b/packages/security/polkit/meta
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
 PKG_SITE="http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git;a=summary"
 PKG_URL="http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="zlib glib systemd expat"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain zlib sg3_utils glib systemd expat"
+PKG_DEPENDS="zlib glib expat"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain zlib sg3_utils glib expat"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="security"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="polkit: Authorization Toolkit"