diff --git a/sys-fs/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-0.9.8.ebuild b/sys-fs/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-0.9.8-r1.ebuild
similarity index 95%
rename from sys-fs/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-0.9.8.ebuild
rename to sys-fs/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-0.9.8-r1.ebuild
index e85965ca2f8d3..db3d55366b3c6 100644
--- a/sys-fs/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-0.9.8.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-0.9.8-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ myemake() {
 		V=1
 	)
 
+	if ! use systemd; then
+		# Bug 956025
+		myemakeargs+=( SYSTEMD= )
+	fi
+
 	emake "${myemakeargs[@]}" "$@"
 }