diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_197.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_197.bb
index 1773aed..ec2ba5f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_197.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_197.bb
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[gcrypt] = "--enable-gcrypt,--disable-gcrypt,libgcrypt"
 # Compress the journal
 PACKAGECONFIG[xz] = "--enable-xz,--disable-xz,xz"
 
+CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS = "ac_cv_path_KILL=${base_bindir}/kill"
+
 # The gtk+ tools should get built as a separate recipe e.g. systemd-tools
 EXTRA_OECONF = " --with-rootprefix=${base_prefix} \
                  --with-rootlibdir=${base_libdir} \