diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbmc/template b/srcpkgs/xbmc/template
index 0730f746bfc..cecfe43855a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbmc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbmc/template
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ makedepends="
  libmad-devel fontconfig-devel libXinerama-devel libsamplerate-devel libmms-devel
  enca-devel boost-devel libcurl-devel libva-devel libvdpau-devel libass-devel
  libbluetooth-devel yajl-devel libplist-devel librtmp-devel tinyxml-devel
- taglib-devel libcap-devel lame-devel libbluray-devel libnfs-devel libcec-devel"
+ taglib-devel libcap-devel lame-devel libbluray-devel libnfs-devel systemd-devel
+ libcec-devel"
 
 makedepends+=" udisks2 upower hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils glxinfo"