diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b7039a05..1fd19aeb 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libpam0g-dev,
  libselinux1-dev [linux-any],
  libsemanage-dev [linux-any],
+ libsystemd-dev [linux-any],
  libxml2-utils <!nodoc>,
  pkgconf,
  systemd-dev [linux-any],