diff --git a/meta-systemd/meta-oe/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear/dropbear@.service b/meta-systemd/meta-oe/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear/dropbear@.service
index 4fba3f05c8..813788fe38 100644
--- a/meta-systemd/meta-oe/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear/dropbear@.service
+++ b/meta-systemd/meta-oe/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear/dropbear@.service
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Requires=dropbearkey.service
 After=syslog.target dropbearkey.service
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=-/usr/sbin/dropbear -i -r /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key -p 22
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/dropbear
+ExecStart=-/usr/sbin/dropbear -i -r /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key -p 22 $DROPBEAR_EXTRA_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 StandardInput=socket