diff --git a/packages/lifepo4wered-pi/lifepo4wered-pi.mk b/packages/lifepo4wered-pi/lifepo4wered-pi.mk
index e23fc88..f341599 100644
--- a/packages/lifepo4wered-pi/lifepo4wered-pi.mk
+++ b/packages/lifepo4wered-pi/lifepo4wered-pi.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 LIFEPO4WERED_PI_SOURCE = LiFePO4wered-Pi-$(LIFEPO4WERED_PI_VERSION).tar.gz
 LIFEPO4WERED_PI_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 LIFEPO4WERED_PI_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+LIFEPO4WERED_PI_DEPENDENCIES = systemd
 
 define LIFEPO4WERED_PI_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
@@ -18,4 +19,8 @@
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) install PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
+ifneq ($(BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD),y)
+LIFEPO4WERED_PI_DEPENDENCIES -= systemd
+LIFEPO4WERED_PI_MAKE_OPTS += USE_SYSTEMD=0
+endif
 $(eval $(generic-package))