diff --git a/net-snmp-5.9.4-systemd-no-utmp.patch b/net-snmp-5.9.4-systemd-no-utmp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e02828b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-snmp-5.9.4-systemd-no-utmp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+diff -uwr net-snmp-5.9.3.old/agent/Makefile.in net-snmp-5.9.3/agent/Makefile.in
+--- net-snmp-5.9.3.old/agent/Makefile.in	2022-07-13 23:14:14.000000000 +0200
++++ net-snmp-5.9.3/agent/Makefile.in	2023-06-16 11:31:16.049538400 +0200
+@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
+ MIBLIB		= libnetsnmpmibs.$(LIB_EXTENSION)$(LIB_VERSION)
+ 
+ LAGENTLIBS	= @LAGENTLIBS@
+-LMIBLIBS	= @LMIBLIBS@
++LMIBLIBS	= @LMIBLIBS@ -lsystemd
+ VAL_LIBS	= @VAL_LIBS@
+ PERLLDOPTS_FOR_APPS = @PERLLDOPTS_FOR_APPS@
+ PERLLDOPTS_FOR_LIBS = @PERLLDOPTS_FOR_LIBS@
+diff -uwr net-snmp-5.9.3.old/agent/mibgroup/host/hr_system.c net-snmp-5.9.3/agent/mibgroup/host/hr_system.c
+--- net-snmp-5.9.3.old/agent/mibgroup/host/hr_system.c	2022-07-13 23:14:14.000000000 +0200
++++ net-snmp-5.9.3/agent/mibgroup/host/hr_system.c	2023-06-16 10:38:58.916026706 +0200
+@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@
+ #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+ #endif
+ 
++#ifndef NETSNMP_NO_SYSTEMD
++#include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>
++#include <systemd/sd-login.h>
++#endif
++
+ netsnmp_feature_require(date_n_time);
+ 
+ #if !defined(UTMP_FILE) && defined(_PATH_UTMP)
+@@ -686,6 +691,11 @@
+     struct utmp    *utmp_p;
+ #endif
+ 
++#ifndef NETSNMP_NO_SYSTEMD
++    if (sd_booted () > 0)
++        total = sd_get_sessions (NULL);
++    else {
++#endif
+     setutent();
+     while ((utmp_p = getutent()) != NULL) {
+ #ifndef UTMP_HAS_NO_TYPE
+@@ -704,6 +714,9 @@
+             ++total;
+     }
+     endutent();
++#ifndef NETSNMP_NO_SYSTEMD
++    }
++#endif
+ #else /* WIN32 */
+    /* 
+     * TODO - Error checking.
diff --git a/net-snmp.changes b/net-snmp.changes
index 3e243a9..9a9fabf 100644
--- a/net-snmp.changes
+++ b/net-snmp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct 20 09:01:42 UTC 2023 - Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>
+
+- net-snmp-5.9.4-systemd-no-utmp.patch: prefer systemd-logind over
+  utmp to count number of logged in users, utmp is not reliable for
+  this and has a Y2038 problem (jsc#PED-3144) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 17 13:56:01 UTC 2023 - Alexander Bergmann <abergmann@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/net-snmp.spec b/net-snmp.spec
index c5b0093..ecfa554 100644
--- a/net-snmp.spec
+++ b/net-snmp.spec
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Patch13:        net-snmp-5.9.4-fix-create-v3-user-outfile.patch
 Patch14:        net-snmp-5.9.4-subagent-set-response.patch
 Patch15:        net-snmp-5.9.4-fixed-python2-bindings.patch
 Patch16:        net-snmp-5.9.4-add-netgroups-functionality.patch
+Patch17:        net-snmp-5.9.4-systemd-no-utmp.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
@@ -74,13 +75,13 @@ BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 BuildRequires:  procps
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  rpm-devel
+BuildRequires:  systemd-devel
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  tcpd-devel
 Requires:       logrotate
 Requires:       perl-SNMP = %{version}
 Requires:       perl-TermReadKey
 Requires(post): %fillup_prereq
-%{?systemd_requires}
 %if 0%{?netsnmp_with_sensors}
 BuildRequires:  libsensors4-devel
 %endif