diff --git a/package/network-manager/Config.in b/package/network-manager/Config.in
index bcf8f90685..5a0e636c95 100644
--- a/package/network-manager/Config.in
+++ b/package/network-manager/Config.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NETWORK_MANAGER
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGUDEV if BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBUUID
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS
diff --git a/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk b/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk
index 25ad2a29cc..03c7d63dd7 100644
--- a/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk
+++ b/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DHCPCD),y)
 NETWORK_MANAGER_CONF_OPTS += --with-dhcpcd=/sbin/dhcpcd
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD),y)
+NETWORK_MANAGER_DEPENDENCIES += libgudev
+endif
+
 # uClibc by default doesn't have backtrace support, so don't use it
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC),y)
 NETWORK_MANAGER_CONF_OPTS += --disable-crashtrace