diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/features/systemd/package.use.force b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/features/systemd/package.use.force
index 0b373328b3..09272cb639 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/features/systemd/package.use.force
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/features/systemd/package.use.force
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ sys-apps/systemd sysv-utils vanilla
 
 # dbus without systemd conflicts with systemd
 sys-apps/dbus systemd
+
+# use systemd as udev implementation
+virtual/libudev systemd
+virtual/udev systemd