diff --git a/modules/services/podman-linux/containers.nix b/modules/services/podman-linux/containers.nix
index 470eb0a7f..586bcf660 100644
--- a/modules/services/podman-linux/containers.nix
+++ b/modules/services/podman-linux/containers.nix
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ let
               "/run/wrappers/bin"
               "/run/current-system/sw/bin"
               "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.nix-profile/bin"
+              "${pkgs.systemd}/bin"
             ]);
           };
           Restart = "always";
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/container-expected.service b/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/container-expected.service
index df5bcb2a0..7d5072de9 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/container-expected.service
+++ b/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/container-expected.service
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ WantedBy=default.target
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
-Environment=PATH=/run/wrappers/bin:/run/current-system/sw/bin:/home/hm-user/.nix-profile/bin
+Environment=PATH=/run/wrappers/bin:/run/current-system/sw/bin:/home/hm-user/.nix-profile/bin:@systemd@/bin
 Restart=on-failure
 TimeoutStopSec=30
 Environment=PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/integration-container-bld-expected.service b/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/integration-container-bld-expected.service
index 520e53ee0..582290179 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/integration-container-bld-expected.service
+++ b/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/integration-container-bld-expected.service
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WantedBy=default.target
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
-Environment=PATH=/run/wrappers/bin:/run/current-system/sw/bin:/home/hm-user/.nix-profile/bin
+Environment=PATH=/run/wrappers/bin:/run/current-system/sw/bin:/home/hm-user/.nix-profile/bin:@systemd@/bin
 Restart=always
 TimeoutStopSec=30
 Environment=PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/integration-container-expected.service b/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/integration-container-expected.service
index 549bf7dc5..4b42e55cc 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/integration-container-expected.service
+++ b/tests/modules/services/podman-linux/integration-container-expected.service
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ WantedBy=default.target
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
-Environment=PATH=/run/wrappers/bin:/run/current-system/sw/bin:/home/hm-user/.nix-profile/bin
+Environment=PATH=/run/wrappers/bin:/run/current-system/sw/bin:/home/hm-user/.nix-profile/bin:@systemd@/bin
 Restart=always
 TimeoutStopSec=30
 Environment=PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n