diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index c9edeaca2ed98..90aa5ba5b4fac 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -254,6 +254,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && stdenv.hostPlatform.isGnu) [
     ./0021-timesyncd-disable-NSCD-when-DNSSEC-validation-is-dis.patch
   ]
+  ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isPower64) [
+    # Auto-detect ELF ABI instead of hardcoding ELFv2 for BPF build
+    # Fixes targeting ELFv1
+    # https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/38307#issuecomment-3120543119
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "0101-systemd-meson.build-Detect-ELF-ABI-version-for-bpf-build-on-ppc64.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/f9509192512a4c4b9e3915a096333d4b6b297956.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-OGUw+hRCKZm+1EcR64M67QJ9c/PbS2Lk/A+1B3q4Jzs=";
+    })
+  ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl (
     let
       # NOTE: the master-next branch does not have stable URLs.