diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index 89578c5828..e8f1ed6a2d 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -96,10 +96,12 @@ config BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 
-comment 'systemd needs an (e)glibc toolchain'
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
+comment 'systemd needs an (e)glibc toolchain, headers >= 3.0'
+	depends on !(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC \
+		&& BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0)
 
 config BR2_INIT_NONE
 	bool "None"