diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index c526bd946..9fc3edcc7 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
     -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2022-05-29</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[xry111] - Update to systemd-251.  Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;5064">#5064</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2022-05-16</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index 045de4c9d..88db30bb9 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@
     <!--<listitem revision="sysv">
       <para>Sysklogd-&sysklogd-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem revision="systemd">
+    <listitem revision="systemd">
       <para>Systemd-&systemd-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <listitem revision="sysv">
       <para>SysVinit-&sysvinit-version;</para>
     </listitem>
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>perl-5.34.0-upstream_fixes-1.patch</para>
     </listitem>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>systemd-250-kernel_5.17_fixes-1.patch</para>
+    </listitem>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>systemd-250-upstream_fixes-1.patch</para>
+    </listitem>
 
   </itemizedlist>
 
diff --git a/chapter03/patches.xml b/chapter03/patches.xml
index bed7d4735..1df01b443 100644
--- a/chapter03/patches.xml
+++ b/chapter03/patches.xml
@@ -135,22 +135,6 @@
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
 
-    <varlistentry revision="systemd">
-      <term>Systemd Upstream Fixes Patch - <token>&systemd-upstream-fixes-patch-size;</token>:</term>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Download: <ulink url="&patches-root;&systemd-upstream-fixes-patch;"/></para>
-        <para>MD5 sum: <literal>&systemd-upstream-fixes-patch-md5;</literal></para>
-      </listitem>
-    </varlistentry>
-
-    <varlistentry revision="systemd">
-      <term>Systemd Kernel Fixes Patch - <token>&systemd-kernel-fixes-patch-size;</token>:</term>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Download: <ulink url="&patches-root;&systemd-kernel-fixes-patch;"/></para>
-        <para>MD5 sum: <literal>&systemd-kernel-fixes-patch-md5;</literal></para>
-      </listitem>
-    </varlistentry>
-
     <varlistentry>
       <term>Xz Upstream Fix Patch - <token>&xz-upstream-fix-patch-size;</token>:</term>
       <listitem>
diff --git a/chapter08/systemd.xml b/chapter08/systemd.xml
index 43e1cea6c..f207e74c2 100644
--- a/chapter08/systemd.xml
+++ b/chapter08/systemd.xml
@@ -40,16 +40,6 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of systemd</title>
 
-    <para>First, apply a patch to fix a security vulnerability and regressions
-    with hostnames and idle units:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../systemd-&systemd-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch</userinput></screen>
-
-    <para>Now, apply a patch to fix a problem with the linux kernel's headers in 
-    version 5.17 and later:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../systemd-&systemd-version;-kernel_5.17_fixes-1.patch</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>Remove two unneeded groups,
     <systemitem class="groupname">render</systemitem> and
     <systemitem class="groupname">sgx</systemitem>, from the default udev
@@ -185,7 +175,9 @@ meson --prefix=/usr                 \
 
     <para>Install the man pages:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">tar -xf ../../systemd-man-pages-&systemd-man-version;.tar.xz -C /usr/share/man</userinput></screen>
+    <!-- Please make sure systemd man pages tarball has a common leading
+         component in the path.  -->
+<screen><userinput remap="install">tar -xf ../../systemd-man-pages-&systemd-man-version;.tar.xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/share/man</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Remove a useless directory:</para>
 
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 52ebc6b64..3dd50b28b 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -640,20 +640,20 @@
 <!ENTITY sysklogd-fin-du "0.6 MB">
 <!ENTITY sysklogd-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY systemd-version  "250">
+<!ENTITY systemd-version  "251">
 <!--<!ENTITY systemd-stable   "6b4878d">-->
 <!-- The above entity is used whenever we move to a stable backport branch. In the event of a critical problem or kernel
      change that is incompatible, we will switch to the backport branch until the next stable release. -->
-<!ENTITY systemd-size     "10,856 KB">
+<!ENTITY systemd-size     "11,168 KB">
 <!ENTITY systemd-url      "&github;/systemd/systemd/archive/v&systemd-version;/systemd-&systemd-version;.tar.gz">
 <!--<!ENTITY systemd-url      "&anduin-sources;/systemd-&systemd-version;-&systemd-stable;.tar.xz">-->
-<!ENTITY systemd-md5      "8929beb037c587ada4ed201f19756fe2">
+<!ENTITY systemd-md5      "8090fcccc3a2ec20995e89d56fed61b1">
 <!ENTITY systemd-home     "https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/">
-<!ENTITY systemd-man-version "250">
+<!ENTITY systemd-man-version "251">
 <!ENTITY systemd-man-size "596 KB">
 <!--<!ENTITY systemd-man-url  "&anduin-sources;/systemd-man-pages-&systemd-version;-&systemd-stable;.tar.xz">-->
 <!ENTITY systemd-man-url  "&anduin-sources;/systemd-man-pages-&systemd-man-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY systemd-man-md5  "af3aca39abe4e990cb2a9ac63dcdf506">
+<!ENTITY systemd-man-md5  "87053ffef1cfb74e4fe28f627e12a2a4">
 <!ENTITY systemd-fin-du   "273 MB">
 <!ENTITY systemd-fin-sbu  "2.2 SBU">
 
diff --git a/patches.ent b/patches.ent
index 2bd68296b..6c5acb77c 100644
--- a/patches.ent
+++ b/patches.ent
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-consolidated-patch-md5 "4900322141d493e74020c9cf437b2cdc">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-consolidated-patch-size "2.4 KB">
 
-<!ENTITY systemd-upstream-fixes-patch "systemd-&systemd-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch">
-<!ENTITY systemd-upstream-fixes-patch-md5 "71eac6abdad5fba2039dcd011a9ae5b3">
-<!ENTITY systemd-upstream-fixes-patch-size "20 KB">
-
-<!ENTITY systemd-kernel-fixes-patch "systemd-&systemd-version;-kernel_5.17_fixes-1.patch">
-<!ENTITY systemd-kernel-fixes-patch-md5 "34cee987b35d5d522fd3317e08057c1d">
-<!ENTITY systemd-kernel-fixes-patch-size "2.7 KB">
-
 <!ENTITY xz-upstream-fix-patch "xz-&xz-version;-upstream_fix-1.patch">
 <!ENTITY xz-upstream-fix-patch-md5 "584c72ea3d8f7502b2770670f3090788">
 <!ENTITY xz-upstream-fix-patch-size "3.7 KB">