1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_199.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_199.bb
index 159dfd8b86..43463c56fb 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_199.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_199.bb
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ GTKDOC_DOCDIR = "${S}/docs/"
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "xz"
 # Sign the journal for anti-tampering
 PACKAGECONFIG[gcrypt] = "--enable-gcrypt,--disable-gcrypt,libgcrypt"
+# regardless of PACKAGECONFIG, libgcrypt is always required to expand
+# the AM_PATH_LIBGCRYPT autoconf macro
+DEPENDS += "libgcrypt"
 # Compress the journal
 PACKAGECONFIG[xz] = "--enable-xz,--disable-xz,xz"