diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xpra/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xpra/default.nix
index fc0c33deaa32..43801251492e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/xpra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xpra/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   librsvg,
   libvpx,
   libwebp,
+  systemd,
   lz4,
   nv-codec-headers-10,
   nvidia_x11 ? null,
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
       openh264
       libyuv
       xxHash
+      systemd
     ]
     ++ lib.optional withNvenc [
       nvencHeaders