diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index 8ff8d49ac2..ba225cee18 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -96,12 +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
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_8
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 
-comment 'systemd needs an (e)glibc toolchain, headers >= 3.0'
+comment 'systemd needs an (e)glibc toolchain, headers >= 3.8'
 	depends on !(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC \
-		&& BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0)
+		&& BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_8)
 
 config BR2_INIT_NONE
 	bool "None"