diff --git a/virtualbox-guest-additions.spec b/virtualbox-guest-additions.spec
index a09da4c..77b2320 100644
--- a/virtualbox-guest-additions.spec
+++ b/virtualbox-guest-additions.spec
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 # own older libstdc++ (e.g. steam does this)
 BuildRequires:  libstdc++-static
 %{?systemd_requires}
+BuildRequires: systemd
+
 # Obsoletes/provides for upgrade path from the rpmfusion guest-additions pkg
 Obsoletes:      VirtualBox-guest-additions < %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       VirtualBox-guest-additions = %{version}-%{release}