diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 500973f9fe..ac292334b5 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/bazaar-CVE-2017-14176.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/bc-fix-cross-compilation.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/bear-disable-preinstall-tests.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/brightnessctl-elogind-support.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/bsdiff-CVE-2014-9862.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/bsd-games-2.17-64bit.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/bsd-games-add-configure-config.patch	\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 2b0c32666c..c8917f1830 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -36,14 +36,13 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Stefan Stefanović <stefanx2ovic@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Pierre Langlois <pierre.langlois@gmx.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>
+;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020, 2021 Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Kei Kebreau <kkebreau@posteo.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
-;;; Copyright © 2020 Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Morgan Smith <Morgan.J.Smith@outlook.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 John Soo <jsoo1@asu.edu>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Michael Rohleder <mike@rohleder.de>
@@ -6413,13 +6412,15 @@ (define-public brightnessctl
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0immxc7almmpg80n3bdn834p3nrrz7bspl2syhb04s3lawa5y2lq"))))
+                "0immxc7almmpg80n3bdn834p3nrrz7bspl2syhb04s3lawa5y2lq"))
+              (patches (search-patches "brightnessctl-elogind-support.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f                      ; no tests
        #:make-flags (list (string-append "CC=" ,(cc-for-target))
                           (string-append "PREFIX=" %output)
-                          (string-append "UDEVDIR=" %output "/lib/udev/rules.d/"))
+                          (string-append "UDEVDIR=" %output "/lib/udev/rules.d/")
+                          "ENABLE_SYSTEMD=1")
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (delete 'configure)
@@ -6428,6 +6429,10 @@ (define-public brightnessctl
              (substitute* "90-brightnessctl.rules"
                (("/bin/") "/run/current-system/profile/bin/"))
              #t)))))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("elogind" ,elogind)))
     (synopsis "Backlight and LED brightness control")
     (description
      "This program allows you read and control device brightness.  Devices
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/brightnessctl-elogind-support.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/brightnessctl-elogind-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8125f1c459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/brightnessctl-elogind-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+From https://github.com/Hummer12007/brightnessctl/issues/67
+
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ MODE = ${MODE_${INSTALL_UDEV_RULES}}
+ ifdef ENABLE_SYSTEMD
+ 	CFLAGS += ${shell pkg-config --cflags libsystemd}
+ 	LDLIBS += ${shell pkg-config --libs libsystemd}
++	CFLAGS += ${shell pkg-config --cflags libelogind}
++	LDLIBS += ${shell pkg-config --libs libelogind}
+ 	CPPFLAGS += -DENABLE_SYSTEMD
+ 	INSTALL_UDEV_RULES=0
+ 	MODE = 0755