diff --git a/package/connman/connman.mk b/package/connman/connman.mk
index 4b553925c0..016eff711b 100644
--- a/package/connman/connman.mk
+++ b/package/connman/connman.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ define CONNMAN_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/connman/S45connman $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S45connman
 endef
 
+define CONNMAN_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
+	ln -fs ../../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/connman.service \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/connman.service
+endef
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_CONNMAN_CLIENT),y)
 CONNMAN_CONF_OPTS += --enable-client