diff --git a/m4/systemd.m4 b/m4/systemd.m4
index 629d202c2c..a832d5985b 100644
--- a/m4/systemd.m4
+++ b/m4/systemd.m4
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_SYSTEMD_OPTIONS], [
 		[SYSTEMD_DIR="$withval"],[SYSTEMD_DIR=""])
 	AC_SUBST(SYSTEMD_DIR)
 
-	AC_ARG_WITH(systemd,
+	AC_ARG_WITH(systemd-modules-load,
 		AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemd-modules-load=DIR],
 		[set directory for systemd modules load files [PREFIX/lib/modules-load.d/]]),
 		[SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD="$withval"], [SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD=""])
diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index e44e754177..950b4d4a1d 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ with_extra_qemuu_configure_args
 with_xenstored
 enable_systemd
 with_systemd
+with_systemd_modules_load
 '
       ac_precious_vars='build_alias
 host_alias
@@ -8651,9 +8652,9 @@ fi
 
 
 
-# Check whether --with-systemd was given.
-if test "${with_systemd+set}" = set; then :
-  withval=$with_systemd; SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD="$withval"
+# Check whether --with-systemd-modules-load was given.
+if test "${with_systemd_modules_load+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_systemd_modules_load; SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD="$withval"
 else
   SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD=""
 fi