diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index 78a486c0ef..48790e1494 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS # runtime dependency only
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_BINARIES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_AGETTY
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index 00ab5fd383..247ead532b 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-Dsysvinit-path= \
 	-Dsysvrcnd-path= \
 	-Dutmp=false \
-	-Dblkid=true \
 	-Dman=false \
 	-Dima=false \
 	-Dldconfig=false \
@@ -208,6 +207,12 @@ else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dpcre2=false
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID),y)
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dblkid=true
+else
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dblkid=false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_INITRD),y)
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += -Dinitrd=true
 else