diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index be21219b7d9e..7e2d457bcfa2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 , kexectools
 , bashInteractive
 
+, withCoredump ? true
 , withCompression ? true  # adds bzip2, lz4 and xz
 , withCryptsetup ? true
 , withEfi ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isEfi
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ assert withImportd ->
   && gnutar != null && gnupg != null && withCompression );
 
 assert withRemote -> lib.getDev curl != null;
+assert withCoredump -> withCompression;
 
 assert withCryptsetup ->
 (cryptsetup != null);
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "-Dsysusers=false"
     "-Dtimedated=${lib.boolToString withTimedated}"
     "-Dtimesyncd=${lib.boolToString withTimesyncd}"
+    "-Dcoredump=${lib.boolToString withCoredump}"
     "-Dfirstboot=false"
     "-Dresolve=${lib.boolToString withResolved}"
     "-Dsplit-usr=false"
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 860674cf118e..e802a6d403bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18663,6 +18663,7 @@ in
   systemdMinimal = systemd.override {
     pname = "systemd-minimal";
     withCompression = false;
+    withCoredump = false;
     withCryptsetup = false;
     withEfi = false;
     withHostnamed = false;