diff --git a/multimedia/sound/libcanberra/actions.py b/multimedia/sound/libcanberra/actions.py
index fe8ebfb318..987058a44f 100644
--- a/multimedia/sound/libcanberra/actions.py
+++ b/multimedia/sound/libcanberra/actions.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def setup():
                          --enable-null \
                          --enable-tdb \
                          --with-builtin=dso \
+                         --without-systemd \
                          --disable-static")
     
     pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")