diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/rkt/rkt-9999.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/rkt/rkt-9999.ebuild
index 64495549e4..002217f920 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/rkt/rkt-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/rkt/rkt-9999.ebuild
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ DEPEND="app-arch/cpio
 	${COMMON_DEPEND}"
 RDEPEND="!app-emulation/rocket
 	rkt_stage1_host? (
-		~sys-apps/systemd-222
+		>=sys-apps/systemd-220
 		app-shells/bash
 	)
 	${COMMON_DEPEND}"