diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-232.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-232.ebuild
index a45086f14ee9d..028d6865ad815 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-232.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-232.ebuild
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	dev-util/gperf
 	>=dev-util/intltool-0.50
 	>=sys-apps/coreutils-8.16
-	>=sys-devel/binutils-2.23.1
-	>=sys-devel/gcc-4.6
 	>=sys-kernel/linux-headers-${MINKV}
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	gnuefi? ( >=sys-boot/gnu-efi-3.0.2 )
@@ -124,16 +122,6 @@ pkg_pretend() {
 			fi
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]]; then
-		if [[ $(gcc-major-version) -lt 4
-			|| ( $(gcc-major-version) -eq 4 && $(gcc-minor-version) -lt 6 ) ]]
-		then
-			eerror "systemd requires at least gcc 4.6 to build. Please switch the active"
-			eerror "gcc version using gcc-config."
-			die "systemd requires at least gcc 4.6"
-		fi
-	fi
-
 	if [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != buildonly ]]; then
 		if kernel_is -lt ${MINKV//./ }; then
 			ewarn "Kernel version at least ${MINKV} required"
@@ -231,6 +219,7 @@ multilib_src_configure() {
 		$(multilib_native_use_enable elfutils)
 		$(use_enable gcrypt)
 		$(multilib_native_use_enable gnuefi)
+		--with-efi-libdir="/usr/$(get_libdir)"
 		$(multilib_native_use_enable http microhttpd)
 		$(usex http $(multilib_native_use_enable ssl gnutls) --disable-gnutls)
 		$(multilib_native_use_enable idn libidn)
diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
index a45086f14ee9d..028d6865ad815 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	dev-util/gperf
 	>=dev-util/intltool-0.50
 	>=sys-apps/coreutils-8.16
-	>=sys-devel/binutils-2.23.1
-	>=sys-devel/gcc-4.6
 	>=sys-kernel/linux-headers-${MINKV}
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	gnuefi? ( >=sys-boot/gnu-efi-3.0.2 )
@@ -124,16 +122,6 @@ pkg_pretend() {
 			fi
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]]; then
-		if [[ $(gcc-major-version) -lt 4
-			|| ( $(gcc-major-version) -eq 4 && $(gcc-minor-version) -lt 6 ) ]]
-		then
-			eerror "systemd requires at least gcc 4.6 to build. Please switch the active"
-			eerror "gcc version using gcc-config."
-			die "systemd requires at least gcc 4.6"
-		fi
-	fi
-
 	if [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != buildonly ]]; then
 		if kernel_is -lt ${MINKV//./ }; then
 			ewarn "Kernel version at least ${MINKV} required"
@@ -231,6 +219,7 @@ multilib_src_configure() {
 		$(multilib_native_use_enable elfutils)
 		$(use_enable gcrypt)
 		$(multilib_native_use_enable gnuefi)
+		--with-efi-libdir="/usr/$(get_libdir)"
 		$(multilib_native_use_enable http microhttpd)
 		$(usex http $(multilib_native_use_enable ssl gnutls) --disable-gnutls)
 		$(multilib_native_use_enable idn libidn)