diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index ab8545b438e2..4b793c29c550 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -25,13 +25,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ];
 
   buildInputs =
-    [ pkgconfig intltool gperf kmod xz pam acl
+    [ pkgconfig intltool gperf libcap kmod xz pam acl
       /* cryptsetup */ libuuid m4 glib libxslt libgcrypt
       libmicrohttpd linuxHeaders kexectools
     ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals pythonSupport [pythonPackages.python pythonPackages.lxml];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ libcap ];
-
   configureFlags =
     [ "--localstatedir=/var"
       "--sysconfdir=/etc"
@@ -150,6 +148,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       done
 
       rm -rf $out/etc/rpm
+
+      rm $out/lib/*.la
     ''; # */
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;