diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index 0ba6c431c9f..640e3db2a55 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "NixOS";
     repo = "systemd";
-    rev = "4ccee551f2ba8383c8b9bd06590a3cd1dfdf690f";
-    sha256 = "1i4my5z7f8g5bykv1vxyw1az66s087lfqrck79kdm4hgvb4lsk6y";
+    rev = "81d5aaac06b43fd72f5ab02734a17cbfb55d1f5b";
+    sha256 = "1ig7jwmvaa1r4qlngjpnvvvvxhmzbxr171d257q4ryf87l93g1an";
   };
 
   patches = [ ./hwdb-location.diff ];