diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 7f5f59c9b8e..f930223174f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ lib32disabled=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config postgresql-libs-devel"
 makedepends="json-c-devel gnutls-devel postgresql-libs-devel
  libmysqlclient-devel mit-krb5-devel libestr-devel
- libee-devel liblogging-devel $(vopt_if systemd systemd-devel)"
+ libee-devel liblogging-devel"
 conf_files="/etc/rsyslog.conf"
 provides="syslog-daemon-0_1"
 replaces="syslog-daemon>=0"