diff --git a/package/connman/connman.mk b/package/connman/connman.mk
index 1979454a6..e0ae7a631 100644
--- a/package/connman/connman.mk
+++ b/package/connman/connman.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ CONNMAN_CONF_OPT += --localstatedir=/var \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_CONNMAN_BLUETOOTH),--enable-bluetooth,--disable-bluetooth)	\
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_CONNMAN_LOOPBACK),--enable-loopback,--disable-loopback)	\
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_CONNMAN_NEARD),--enable-neard,--disable-neard) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_CONNMAN_OFONO),--enable-ofono,--disable-ofono)
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_CONNMAN_OFONO),--enable-ofono,--disable-ofono) \
+	$(if $(BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD),--with-systemdunitdir=/usr/lib/systemd/system)
 
 CONNMAN_DEPENDENCIES += \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_CONNMAN_NEARD),neard) \