diff --git a/iceoryx_platform/cmake/IceoryxPackageHelper.cmake b/iceoryx_platform/cmake/IceoryxPackageHelper.cmake
index 0312433d5d..0858a27b35 100644
--- a/iceoryx_platform/cmake/IceoryxPackageHelper.cmake
+++ b/iceoryx_platform/cmake/IceoryxPackageHelper.cmake
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ Macro(iox_add_library)
     target_include_directories(${IOX_TARGET} PUBLIC ${IOX_PUBLIC_INCLUDES} PRIVATE ${IOX_PRIVATE_INCLUDES})
 
     if ( LINUX )
-        if(USE_SYSTEMD)
+        if(USE_SYSTEMD AND ("${IOX_TARGET}" STREQUAL "iceoryx_posh_roudi"))
+            message(STATUS "[i] Configuring iceoryx_posh_roudi with systemd support.")
             target_compile_definitions(${IOX_TARGET} PRIVATE USE_SYSTEMD=1)
             target_link_libraries(${IOX_TARGET} PUBLIC ${IOX_PUBLIC_LIBS_LINUX} PRIVATE ${IOX_PRIVATE_LIBS_LINUX} systemd)
         else()