diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e0f01c2..d7ccdbe 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ nut (2.7.4-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * debian/libnutclient0.symbols: Adjust .symbols file for arch specific C++
     symbols (Thanks to pkgkde tools)
   * Run wrap-and-sort
+  * debian/control: Add systemd to the build-dependencies, we need the
+    systemd.pc file to be installed during the build
 
- -- Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:46:12 +0200
+ -- Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:47:53 +0200
 
 nut (2.7.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4742322..c858fa6 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ Build-Depends: autotools-dev,
                libsnmp-dev | libsnmp9-dev,
                libusb-dev (>= 0.1.8),
                libwrap0-dev (>= 7.6),
-               python (>= 2.6.6-3~)
+               python (>= 2.6.6-3~),
+               systemd [linux-any]
 Build-Depends-Indep: asciidoc (>= 8.6.3),
                      dblatex (>= 0.2.5),
                      docbook-xsl,