diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3edfbd502..cf9334ef0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 ** Build-related
 
+  'logname' now builds, where getlogin() is replaced (e.g. with musl),
+  and systemd libs are being used, by linking the required libraries.
+
   The multi-call binary built with configure --enable-single-binary is reduced
   in size by around 10KB through the more efficient reuse of the 'test' code
   by '[', and the 'true' code by 'false'.
diff --git a/src/local.mk b/src/local.mk
index cf13f1339..6ed4ed78f 100644
--- a/src/local.mk
+++ b/src/local.mk
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ src_pinky_LDADD += $(READUTMP_LIB)
 src_uptime_LDADD += $(READUTMP_LIB)
 src_users_LDADD += $(READUTMP_LIB)
 src_who_LDADD += $(READUTMP_LIB)
+src_logname_LDADD += $(READUTMP_LIB)
 
 # for strsignal
 src_kill_LDADD += $(LIBTHREAD)