diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_git.bb
index 7a35f79072..44f2e7f985 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_git.bb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ UCLIBCPATCHES_libc-uclibc = "file://paper-over-mkostemp.patch \
                              file://format-replace-m-uclibc.patch \
                             "
 
+LDFLAGS_libc-uclibc_append = " -lrt"
+
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 SYSTEMDDISTRO ?= "debian"