diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conntrack-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conntrack-tools/default.nix
index a5416648a7c..18a0b997227 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conntrack-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conntrack-tools/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { fetchurl, lib, stdenv, flex, bison, pkg-config, libmnl, libnfnetlink
 , libnetfilter_conntrack, libnetfilter_queue, libnetfilter_cttimeout
-, libnetfilter_cthelper, systemd
-, libtirpc
+, libnetfilter_cthelper, libtirpc
+, systemdSupport ? true, systemd
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     libmnl libnfnetlink libnetfilter_conntrack libnetfilter_queue
-    libnetfilter_cttimeout libnetfilter_cthelper systemd libtirpc
+    libnetfilter_cttimeout libnetfilter_cthelper libtirpc
+  ] ++ lib.optionals systemdSupport [
+    systemd
   ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ flex bison pkg-config ];
 
+  configureFlags = [
+    (lib.enableFeature systemdSupport "systemd")
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://conntrack-tools.netfilter.org/";
     description = "Connection tracking userspace tools";