diff --git a/package/gpsd/0001-do-not-interact-with-systemctl-when-cross-compiling.patch b/package/gpsd/0001-do-not-interact-with-systemctl-when-cross-compiling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e91a02ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gpsd/0001-do-not-interact-with-systemctl-when-cross-compiling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+From 777cb3737ae85b13642fff48eabb601c4d40f527 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: James Knight <james.d.knight@live.com>
+Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 23:51:08 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] do not interact with systemctl when cross-compiling
+
+The installation process for GPSd on a systemd environment will attempt
+to reload systemd's manager configuration (systemctl daemon-reload).
+This is to allow the system to take advantage of the newly installed
+GPSd services. When cross-compiling, the installation process should not
+attempt to interact with the build environment's systemd instance (if
+any). The following change checks if the build is not cross compiling
+(via 'not env["sysroot"]') before attempting to do a systemd reload.
+
+Signed-off-by: James Knight <james.d.knight@live.com>
+[yann.morin.1998@free.fr: tweak to apply on 3.16]
+Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
+---
+ SConstruct | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
+index c3bfd0d1..97c1b3a9 100644
+--- a/SConstruct
++++ b/SConstruct
+@@ -1909,10 +1909,12 @@ udev_install = Utility('udev-install', 'install', [
+     ] + hotplug_wrapper_install)
+ 
+ if env['systemd']:
++    env.Requires(udev_install, systemd_install)
++
++if env['systemd'] and not env["sysroot"]:
+     systemctl_daemon_reload = Utility('systemctl-daemon-reload', '', [ 'systemctl daemon-reload || true'])
+     env.AlwaysBuild(systemctl_daemon_reload)
+     env.Precious(systemctl_daemon_reload)
+-    env.Requires(udev_install, systemd_install)
+     env.Requires(systemctl_daemon_reload, systemd_install)
+     env.Requires(udev_install, systemctl_daemon_reload)
+ 
+-- 
+2.11.0
+