diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_249.1.bb b/poky/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_249.1.bb
index 5d47202..a6759c7 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_249.1.bb
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_249.1.bb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     userdb \
     utmp \
     vconsole \
-    xz \
+    zstd \
 "
 
 PACKAGECONFIG:remove:libc-musl = " \
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
 PACKAGECONFIG[xkbcommon] = "-Dxkbcommon=true,-Dxkbcommon=false,libxkbcommon"
 PACKAGECONFIG[xz] = "-Dxz=true,-Dxz=false,xz"
 PACKAGECONFIG[zlib] = "-Dzlib=true,-Dzlib=false,zlib"
+PACKAGECONFIG[zstd] = "-Dzstd=true,-Dzstd=false,zstd"
 
 # Helper variables to clarify locations.  This mirrors the logic in systemd's
 # build system.