diff --git a/Dockerfile.apt b/Dockerfile.apt
index a0bcd1a..fc7cb2f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.apt
+++ b/Dockerfile.apt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ARG EXTRA_PACKAGES=""
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
 
-ARG PKGS="udev git net-tools sudo curl locales procps openssh-server lsb-release $EXTRA_PACKAGES"
+ARG PKGS="udev git net-tools sudo curl locales procps openssh-server lsb-release systemd $EXTRA_PACKAGES"
 
 # Avoid unnecessary files when installing packages
 COPY files/dpkg-nodoc /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/01_nodoc