diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mako/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mako/package.nix
index 49480a20afcd..6936717534c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mako/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mako/package.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   ninja,
   pkg-config,
   scdoc,
-  systemd,
+  systemdMinimal,
   pango,
   cairo,
   gdk-pixbuf,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     wayland-scanner
   ];
   buildInputs = [
-    systemd
+    systemdMinimal
     pango
     cairo
     gdk-pixbuf
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     gappsWrapperArgs+=(
       --prefix PATH : "${
         lib.makeBinPath [
-          systemd # for busctl
+          systemdMinimal # for busctl
           jq
           bash
         ]