diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/jenkins_params.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/jenkins_params.pp
index 191a678ea1..e5b3f3ecde 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/jenkins_params.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/jenkins_params.pp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class openstack_project::jenkins_params {
       $swig = "swig"
       $libjpeg_dev = "libjpeg-turbo-devel"
       $zlib_dev = "zlib-devel"
+      $systemd_dev = 'systemd-devel'
     }
     'Debian': {
       # packages needed by slaves
@@ -117,8 +118,10 @@ class openstack_project::jenkins_params {
       $libffi_dev_package = 'libffi-dev'
       if ($::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu') and ($::operatingsystemrelease >= '16.04') {
         $maven_package = 'maven'
+        $systemd_dev = 'libsystemd-dev'
       } else {
         $maven_package = 'maven2'
+        $systemd_dev = 'libsystemd-journal-dev'
       }
       # For tooz unit tests
       $memcached_package = 'memcached'
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/thick_slave.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/thick_slave.pp
index 83fd836ddb..99140af78a 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/thick_slave.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/thick_slave.pp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class openstack_project::thick_slave(
     $::openstack_project::jenkins_params::libjpeg_dev, # for sphinx Pillow dep
     $::openstack_project::jenkins_params::zlib_dev, # for sphinx Pillow dep
     $::openstack_project::jenkins_params::nss_devel, # for python-nss
+    $::openstack_project::jenkins_params::systemd_dev, # for systemd-python
   ]
 
   package { $packages: