diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_229.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_229.bb
index 16af0acc3b..cd483609c1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_229.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_229.bb
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ PACKAGES =+ "\
     ${PN}-extra-utils \
 "
 
-SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${PN}-binfmt"
+SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'binfmt', '${PN}-binfmt', '', d)}"
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN}-binfmt = "systemd-binfmt.service"
 
 USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"