diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_197.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_197.bb
index c765c18..001d111 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_197.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_197.bb
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = " --with-rootprefix=${base_prefix} \
                  --disable-microhttpd \
                  --without-python \
                  --with-sysvrcnd-path=${sysconfdir} \
+                 ac_cv_path_KILL=/bin/kill \
                "
 # uclibc does not have NSS
 EXTRA_OECONF_append_libc-uclibc = " --disable-myhostname "