diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 72f55f0d0..d83f5b161 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: lokinet
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Jeff Becker (probably not evil) <jeff@i2p.rocks>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11), g++, cmake (>= 3.0), libcap-dev (>= 2.25), pkg-config, libuv1-dev, git, libcurl4-openssl-dev, libsodium-dev (>= 1.0.18)
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11), g++, cmake (>= 3.0), libcap-dev (>= 2.25), pkg-config, libuv1-dev, git, libcurl4-openssl-dev, libsodium-dev (>= 1.0.18), libsystemd-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 Homepage: https://loki.network/
 Vcs-Git: git://github.com/loki-project/lokinet-builder.git