diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb
index 72ef3ae..a2a865d 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[nis] = "-nis,-no-nis"
 PACKAGECONFIG[widgets] = "-widgets,-no-widgets"
 PACKAGECONFIG[libproxy] = "-libproxy,-no-libproxy,libproxy"
 PACKAGECONFIG[libinput] = "-libinput,-no-libinput,libinput"
+PACKAGECONFIG[journald] = "-journald,-no-journald,systemd"
 
 QT_CONFIG_FLAGS += " \
     -shared \