diff --git a/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.136-r2.ebuild b/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.136-r2.ebuild
index 9c1f23937a1ad..f38c85e1d0cc3 100644
--- a/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.136-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.136-r2.ebuild
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ DEPEND_COMMON="
 	)
 
 	readline? ( sys-libs/readline:0= )
+	systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-205:0= )
 	udev? ( >=virtual/libudev-208:=[static-libs?] )"
 # /run is now required for locking during early boot. /var cannot be assumed to
 # be available -- thus, pull in recent enough baselayout for /run.
diff --git a/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.139-r1.ebuild b/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.139-r1.ebuild
index 3902dda430f71..cbeeb2e7a3d1c 100644
--- a/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.139-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.139-r1.ebuild
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ DEPEND_COMMON="
 	)
 
 	readline? ( sys-libs/readline:0= )
+	systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-205:0= )
 	udev? ( >=virtual/libudev-208:=[static-libs?] )"
 # /run is now required for locking during early boot. /var cannot be assumed to
 # be available -- thus, pull in recent enough baselayout for /run.
diff --git a/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.145-r2.ebuild b/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.145-r2.ebuild
index d1d4d4a4de0f9..f7c5dc50070bc 100644
--- a/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.145-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.02.145-r2.ebuild
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ DEPEND_COMMON="
 	)
 
 	readline? ( sys-libs/readline:0= )
+	systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-205:0= )
 	udev? ( >=virtual/libudev-208:=[static-libs?] )"
 # /run is now required for locking during early boot. /var cannot be assumed to
 # be available -- thus, pull in recent enough baselayout for /run.