diff --git a/dbus.be0 b/dbus.be0
index bdf424f8f..5ebde0de5 100755
--- a/dbus.be0
+++ b/dbus.be0
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ mee_configure() {
 
     bee_configure \
         --with-dbus-user=dbus \
+        --enable-systemd \
         --with-systemdsystemunitdir=${systemdsystemunitdir}
 }