diff --git a/autopkgtest.py b/autopkgtest.py
index 49546ad..75ce359 100644
--- a/autopkgtest.py
+++ b/autopkgtest.py
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ class AutoPackageTest(object):
                         tests.append((rdep_src, rdep_src_info[VERSION]))
                         reported_pkgs.add(rdep_src)
 
-        # Hardcode linux-meta →  linux, lxc, glibc triggers until we get a more flexible
+        # Hardcode linux-meta →  linux, lxc, glibc, systemd triggers until we get a more flexible
         # implementation: https://bugs.debian.org/779559
         if src.startswith('linux-meta'):
-            for pkg in ['lxc', 'glibc', src.replace('linux-meta', 'linux')]:
+            for pkg in ['lxc', 'glibc', src.replace('linux-meta', 'linux'), 'systemd']:
                 if pkg not in reported_pkgs:
                     # does this have any image on this arch?
                     for b in srcinfo[BINARIES]:
diff --git a/tests/test_autopkgtest.py b/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
index a574ccb..51aec0b 100755
--- a/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
+++ b/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
@@ -1436,6 +1436,8 @@ fancy 1 i386 linux-meta-lts-grumpy 1
                       testsuite='autopkgtest')
         self.data.add('lxc', False, {'Testsuite-Triggers': 'linux-generic'},
                       testsuite='autopkgtest')
+        self.data.add('systemd', False, {'Testsuite-Triggers': 'linux-generic'},
+                      testsuite='autopkgtest')
         self.data.add('linux-image-1', False, {'Source': 'linux'}, testsuite='autopkgtest')
         self.data.add('linux-libc-dev', False, {'Source': 'linux'}, testsuite='autopkgtest')
         self.data.add('linux-image', False, {'Source': 'linux-meta', 'Depends': 'linux-image-1'})
@@ -1449,6 +1451,7 @@ fancy 1 i386 linux-meta-lts-grumpy 1
             {'linux-meta': (False, {'lxc 1': {'amd64': 'RUNNING', 'i386': 'RUNNING'},
                                     'glibc 1': {'amd64': 'RUNNING', 'i386': 'RUNNING'},
                                     'linux 2': {'amd64': 'RUNNING', 'i386': 'RUNNING'},
+                                    'systemd 1': {'amd64': 'RUNNING', 'i386': 'RUNNING'},
                                    }),
              'linux-meta-64only': (False, {'lxc 1': {'amd64': 'RUNNING'}}),
              'linux': (False, {}),