diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb/default.nix
index 7aec64d596fc..b1872779b707 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "libusb-compat-0.1.5";
 
+  outputs = [ "dev" "out" ]; # get rid of propagating systemd closure
+  outputBin = "dev";
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ libusb1 ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb1/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb1/default.nix
index 884db2b3b25a..804da80bbcb8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb1/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0h38p9rxfpg9vkrbyb120i1diq57qcln82h5fr7hvy82c20jql3c";
   };
 
+  outputs = [ "dev" "out" ]; # get rid of propagating systemd closure
+
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux udev;