systemd does not include pkg-config dependencies for static linking. diff -Naur a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.pc.in b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.pc.in --- a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.pc.in 2022-01-18 11:35:43.000000000 +0000 +++ b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.pc.in 2022-03-05 21:24:47.139338880 +0000 @@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ Version: {{PROJECT_VERSION}} Libs: -L${libdir} -lsystemd Cflags: -I${includedir} +Requires: libcap