diff --git a/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass b/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass
index 9503096245..5eb4a7ba86 100644
--- a/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ python __anonymous () {
     clsextend.map_variable("PACKAGE_INSTALL")
     clsextend.map_variable("INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES")
     clsextend.map_variable("USERADD_PACKAGES")
+    clsextend.map_variable("SYSTEMD_PACKAGES")
 }
 
 PACKAGEFUNCS_append = " do_package_qa_multilib"