diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index afa598b2ce..ace385a086 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 	  - acl package will add support for multi-seat.
 	  - xz and/or l4 packages will add compression support in
 	    journal and coredump.
+	  - libcurl package will add support for systemd-journal-upload.
 	  - libgcrypt package will add support for journal sealing and
 	    DNSSEC verification in resolved.
 
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 91da61bbe1..068156113d 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-zlib
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL),y)
+SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES += libcurl
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libcurl
+else
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-libcurl
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT),y)
 SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += \