diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/centos-7/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/centos-7/Dockerfile
index 8725d07e4f..215f2836d6 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/centos-7/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/centos-7/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM centos:7
 
 RUN yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
 RUN yum -y swap -- remove systemd-container systemd-container-libs -- install systemd systemd-libs
-RUN yum install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel tar
+RUN yum install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar
 
 ENV GO_VERSION 1.5.3
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
 
 ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS selinux
+
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/fedora-22/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/fedora-22/Dockerfile
index 9c2c01c074..484c43c55f 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/fedora-22/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/fedora-22/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 FROM fedora:22
 
 RUN dnf install -y @development-tools fedora-packager
-RUN dnf install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel tar
+RUN dnf install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar
 
 ENV SECCOMP_VERSION 2.2.3
 RUN buildDeps=' \
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
 
 ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
+
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/fedora-23/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/fedora-23/Dockerfile
index 975fcf4fea..0047b080b9 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/fedora-23/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/fedora-23/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 FROM fedora:23
 
 RUN dnf install -y @development-tools fedora-packager
-RUN dnf install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel tar
+RUN dnf install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar
 
 ENV SECCOMP_VERSION 2.2.3
 RUN buildDeps=' \
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
 
 ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
+
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/generate.sh b/contrib/builder/rpm/generate.sh
index bcbf1293be..323502c6d0 100755
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/generate.sh
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/generate.sh
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ for version in "${versions[@]}"; do
 		libseccomp-devel # for "seccomp.h" & "libseccomp.so"
 		libselinux-devel # for "libselinux.so"
 		libtool-ltdl-devel # for pkcs11 "ltdl.h"
+		pkgconfig # for the pkg-config command
 		selinux-policy
 		selinux-policy-devel
 		sqlite-devel # for "sqlite3.h"
+		systemd-devel # for "sd-journal.h" and libraries
 		tar # older versions of dev-tools do not have tar
 	)
 
@@ -84,6 +86,13 @@ for version in "${versions[@]}"; do
 			;;
 	esac
 
+	case "$from" in
+		oraclelinux:6)
+			# doesn't use systemd, doesn't have a devel package for it
+			packages=( "${packages[@]/systemd-devel}" )
+			;;
+	esac
+
 	# opensuse & oraclelinx:6 do not have the right libseccomp libs
 	# centos:7 and oraclelinux:7 have a libseccomp < 2.2.1 :(
 	case "$from" in
@@ -98,6 +107,7 @@ for version in "${versions[@]}"; do
 	case "$from" in
 		opensuse:*)
 			packages=( "${packages[@]/btrfs-progs-devel/libbtrfs-devel}" )
+			packages=( "${packages[@]/pkgconfig/pkg-config}" )
 			# use zypper
 			echo "RUN zypper --non-interactive install ${packages[*]}" >> "$version/Dockerfile"
 			;;
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/opensuse-13.2/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/opensuse-13.2/Dockerfile
index 2f5f7cb1a9..95fe3a3c09 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/opensuse-13.2/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/opensuse-13.2/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 FROM opensuse:13.2
 
 RUN zypper --non-interactive install ca-certificates* curl gzip rpm-build
-RUN zypper --non-interactive install libbtrfs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel tar
+RUN zypper --non-interactive install libbtrfs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkg-config selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar
 
 ENV GO_VERSION 1.5.3
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
 
 ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS selinux
+
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/oraclelinux-6/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/oraclelinux-6/Dockerfile
index 30c13cdb67..5a6f16e8ff 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/oraclelinux-6/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/oraclelinux-6/Dockerfile
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 FROM oraclelinux:6
 
 RUN yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
-RUN yum install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel tar
+RUN yum install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel  tar
 
 RUN yum install -y yum-utils && curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-ol6.repo http://yum.oracle.com/public-yum-ol6.repo && yum-config-manager -q --enable ol6_UEKR4
 RUN yum install -y kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-32.el6uek
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.5.2
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.5.3
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/oraclelinux-7/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/oraclelinux-7/Dockerfile
index 2494451508..e27f589679 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/oraclelinux-7/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/oraclelinux-7/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 FROM oraclelinux:7
 
 RUN yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
-RUN yum install -y --enablerepo=ol7_optional_latest btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel tar
+RUN yum install -y --enablerepo=ol7_optional_latest btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar
 
 ENV GO_VERSION 1.5.3
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local