diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.pkgenv/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.pkgenv/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
index ba8508925e..33131f6cb2 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.pkgenv/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.pkgenv/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ Distribution=arch
 Environment=
         GIT_URL=https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/systemd.git
         GIT_BRANCH=main
-        GIT_COMMIT=15cb472aeb4d93d7fae9c7b7bc2cd6723bc8ec85
+        GIT_COMMIT=f884cb080300eeb273fb7549fd0aa19bb6142c21
         PKG_SUBDIR=arch
diff --git a/src/journal-remote/meson.build b/src/journal-remote/meson.build
index ecd7e6dc4c..574263e645 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/meson.build
+++ b/src/journal-remote/meson.build
@@ -95,9 +95,4 @@ endforeach
 if conf.get('ENABLE_REMOTE') == 1 and conf.get('HAVE_MICROHTTPD') == 1
         install_data('browse.html',
                      install_dir : pkgdatadir / 'gatewayd')
-
-        if get_option('create-log-dirs')
-                install_emptydir('/var/log/journal/remote',
-                                 install_mode : 'rwxr-xr-x')
-        endif
 endif