diff --git a/openscap.changes b/openscap.changes
index 3cb1253..31e3f1c 100644
--- a/openscap.changes
+++ b/openscap.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 23 08:13:19 UTC 2023 - Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>
+
+- Require systemd for building, was pulled in before by indirect
+  dependencies which don't exist anymore
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan 19 15:55:11 UTC 2023 - Marcus Meissner <meissner@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/openscap.spec b/openscap.spec
index 7459e52..c5bcc1b 100644
--- a/openscap.spec
+++ b/openscap.spec
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ BuildRequires:  xmlsec1-devel
 BuildRequires:  xmlsec1-openssl-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glib-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gobject-2.0)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
 # remove extra packages from version 1.2.9 and older
 Obsoletes:      openscap-engine-sce < %{version}
 Obsoletes:      openscap-extra-probes < %{version}