diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd-fix-page-size.patch b/package/systemd/systemd-fix-page-size.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..241ceb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd-fix-page-size.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+commit 7264278fbbdc1dc6c30fedc902d1337594aa6ff6
+Author: Lennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>
+Date:   Wed Mar 21 23:47:44 2012 +0100
+
+    journal: PAGE_SIZE is not known on ppc and other archs
+    
+    Let's use NAME_MAX, as suggested by Dan Walsh
+
+diff --git a/src/journal/journald.c b/src/journal/journald.c
+index d27cb60..87390bd 100644
+--- a/src/journal/journald.c
++++ b/src/journal/journald.c
+@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+ #include <linux/sockios.h>
+ #include <sys/statvfs.h>
+-#include <sys/user.h>
+ 
+ #include <systemd/sd-journal.h>
+ #include <systemd/sd-login.h>
+@@ -2149,10 +2148,20 @@ static int process_event(Server *s, struct epoll_event *ev) {
+                         size_t label_len = 0;
+                         union {
+                                 struct cmsghdr cmsghdr;
++
++                                /* We use NAME_MAX space for the
++                                 * SELinux label here. The kernel
++                                 * currently enforces no limit, but
++                                 * according to suggestions from the
++                                 * SELinux people this will change and
++                                 * it will probably be identical to
++                                 * NAME_MAX. For now we use that, but
++                                 * this should be updated one day when
++                                 * the final limit is known.*/
+                                 uint8_t buf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred)) +
+                                             CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct timeval)) +
+-                                            CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int)) +
+-                                            CMSG_SPACE(PAGE_SIZE)]; /* selinux label */
++                                            CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int)) + /* fd */
++                                            CMSG_SPACE(NAME_MAX)]; /* selinux label */
+                         } control;
+                         ssize_t n;
+                         int v;
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd-uclibc-fix.patch b/package/systemd/systemd-uclibc-fix.patch
index 24c32ab..9a20845 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd-uclibc-fix.patch
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd-uclibc-fix.patch
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ support to uClibc).
 
 Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
 ---
- src/macro.h |   15 +++++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
+ src/journal/journal-file.c |    2 ++
+ src/macro.h                |   15 +++++++++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
 
-Index: systemd-37/src/macro.h
+Index: systemd-44/src/macro.h
 ===================================================================
---- systemd-37.orig/src/macro.h
-+++ systemd-37/src/macro.h
-@@ -27,6 +27,21 @@
+--- systemd-44.orig/src/macro.h
++++ systemd-44/src/macro.h
+@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@
  #include <sys/uio.h>
  #include <inttypes.h>
  
@@ -38,3 +39,21 @@ Index: systemd-37/src/macro.h
  #define _printf_attr_(a,b) __attribute__ ((format (printf, a, b)))
  #define _sentinel_ __attribute__ ((sentinel))
  #define _noreturn_ __attribute__((noreturn))
+Index: systemd-44/src/journal/journal-file.c
+===================================================================
+--- systemd-44.orig/src/journal/journal-file.c
++++ systemd-44/src/journal/journal-file.c
+@@ -229,11 +229,13 @@
+                 }
+         }
+ 
++#ifndef __UCLIBC__
+         /* Note that the glibc fallocate() fallback is very
+            inefficient, hence we try to minimize the allocation area
+            as we can. */
+         if (posix_fallocate(f->fd, old_size, new_size - old_size) < 0)
+                 return -errno;
++#endif
+ 
+         if (fstat(f->fd, &f->last_stat) < 0)
+                 return -errno;
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index eded472..717bdcc 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # systemd
 #
 #############################################################
-SYSTEMD_VERSION = 37
+SYSTEMD_VERSION = 44
 SYSTEMD_SITE = http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/
-SYSTEMD_SOURCE = systemd-$(SYSTEMD_VERSION).tar.bz2
+SYSTEMD_SOURCE = systemd-$(SYSTEMD_VERSION).tar.xz
 SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-intltool \
 	libcap \
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ SYSTEMD_CONF_OPT += \
 	--with-dbusinterfacedir=/usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces \
 	--with-udevrulesdir=/etc/udev/rules.d \
 	--with-sysvinit-path=/etc/init.d/ \
-	--without-sysvrcd-path
+	--without-sysvrcd-path \
+	--enable-split-usr
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ACL),y)
 	SYSTEMD_CONF_OPT += --enable-acl
@@ -41,21 +42,26 @@ else
 	SYSTEMD_CONF_OPT += --disable-acl
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(BR2_LARGEFILE),y)
+	SYSTEMD_CONF_OPT += --disable-largefile
+endif
+
 # mq_getattr needs -lrt
 SYSTEMD_MAKE_OPT += LIBS=-lrt
+SYSTEMD_MAKE_OPT += LDFLAGS+=-ldl
 
 define SYSTEMD_INSTALL_INIT_HOOK
-	ln -fs ../bin/systemd $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/init
-	ln -fs ../bin/systemctl $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/halt
-	ln -fs ../bin/systemctl $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/poweroff
-	ln -fs ../bin/systemctl $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/reboot
+	ln -fs ../usr/lib/systemd/systemd $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/init
+	ln -fs ../usr/bin/systemctl $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/halt
+	ln -fs ../usr/bin/systemctl $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/poweroff
+	ln -fs ../usr/bin/systemctl $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/reboot
 
-	ln -fs ../../../../lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/default.target
+	ln -fs ../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/default.target
 endef
 
 define SYSTEMD_INSTALL_TTY_HOOK
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/getty@tty1.service
-	ln -fs ../../../../lib/systemd/system/serial-getty@.service $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/serial-getty@$(BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT).service
+	ln -fs ../../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/serial-getty@.service $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/serial-getty@$(BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT).service
 endef
 
 SYSTEMD_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += \
