diff --git a/distribution/build.gradle b/distribution/build.gradle
index 356aaa269e106..21b7d85a7ef2b 100644
--- a/distribution/build.gradle
+++ b/distribution/build.gradle
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ext.restTestExpansions = [
 // loop over modules to also setup cross task dependencies and increment our modules counter
 project.rootProject.subprojects.findAll { it.parent.path == ':modules' }.each { Project module ->
   if (module.name == 'systemd') {
-    // the systemd module is only included in the package distributions
+    // the systemd module is only included in the package distributions or in linux and freebsd archives
     return
   }
   File licenses = new File(module.projectDir, 'licenses')
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ configure(subprojects.findAll { ['archives', 'packages'].contains(it.name) }) {
         if (BuildParams.isSnapshotBuild()) {
           from(buildExternalTestModulesTaskProvider)
         }
-        if (project.path.startsWith(':distribution:packages')) {
+        if (project.path.startsWith(':distribution:packages') || ['freebsd-x64','linux-x64', 'linux-arm64'].contains(platform)) {
           from(buildSystemdModuleTaskProvider)
         }
       }
diff --git a/modules/systemd/src/main/java/org/opensearch/systemd/SystemdPlugin.java b/modules/systemd/src/main/java/org/opensearch/systemd/SystemdPlugin.java
index 3a2d51950f0be..8abdbbb74ae7f 100644
--- a/modules/systemd/src/main/java/org/opensearch/systemd/SystemdPlugin.java
+++ b/modules/systemd/src/main/java/org/opensearch/systemd/SystemdPlugin.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.lucene.util.SetOnce;
-import org.opensearch.Build;
 import org.opensearch.client.Client;
 import org.opensearch.cluster.metadata.IndexNameExpressionResolver;
 import org.opensearch.cluster.service.ClusterService;
@@ -68,20 +67,10 @@ final boolean isEnabled() {
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     public SystemdPlugin() {
-        this(true, Build.CURRENT.type(), System.getenv("OPENSEARCH_SD_NOTIFY"));
+        this(System.getenv("OPENSEARCH_SD_NOTIFY"));
     }
 
-    SystemdPlugin(final boolean assertIsPackageDistribution, final Build.Type buildType, final String esSDNotify) {
-        final boolean isPackageDistribution = buildType == Build.Type.DEB || buildType == Build.Type.RPM;
-        if (assertIsPackageDistribution) {
-            // our build is configured to only include this module in the package distributions
-            assert isPackageDistribution : buildType;
-        }
-        if (isPackageDistribution == false) {
-            logger.debug("disabling sd_notify as the build type [{}] is not a package distribution", buildType);
-            enabled = false;
-            return;
-        }
+    SystemdPlugin(final String esSDNotify) {
         logger.trace("OPENSEARCH_SD_NOTIFY is set to [{}]", esSDNotify);
         if (esSDNotify == null) {
             enabled = false;
diff --git a/modules/systemd/src/test/java/org/opensearch/systemd/SystemdPluginTests.java b/modules/systemd/src/test/java/org/opensearch/systemd/SystemdPluginTests.java
index cc8ee649ab782..63d97a7486f58 100644
--- a/modules/systemd/src/test/java/org/opensearch/systemd/SystemdPluginTests.java
+++ b/modules/systemd/src/test/java/org/opensearch/systemd/SystemdPluginTests.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 package org.opensearch.systemd;
 
-import org.opensearch.Build;
 import org.opensearch.common.CheckedConsumer;
 import org.opensearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
 import org.opensearch.test.OpenSearchTestCase;
@@ -58,13 +57,6 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 public class SystemdPluginTests extends OpenSearchTestCase {
-
-    private final Build.Type randomPackageBuildType = randomFrom(Build.Type.DEB, Build.Type.RPM);
-    private final Build.Type randomNonPackageBuildType = randomValueOtherThanMany(
-        t -> t == Build.Type.DEB || t == Build.Type.RPM,
-        () -> randomFrom(Build.Type.values())
-    );
-
     final Scheduler.Cancellable extender = mock(Scheduler.Cancellable.class);
     final ThreadPool threadPool = mock(ThreadPool.class);
 
@@ -74,29 +66,15 @@ public class SystemdPluginTests extends OpenSearchTestCase {
             .thenReturn(extender);
     }
 
-    public void testIsEnabled() {
-        final SystemdPlugin plugin = new SystemdPlugin(false, randomPackageBuildType, Boolean.TRUE.toString());
-        plugin.createComponents(null, null, threadPool, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
-        assertTrue(plugin.isEnabled());
-        assertNotNull(plugin.extender());
-    }
-
-    public void testIsNotPackageDistribution() {
-        final SystemdPlugin plugin = new SystemdPlugin(false, randomNonPackageBuildType, Boolean.TRUE.toString());
-        plugin.createComponents(null, null, threadPool, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
-        assertFalse(plugin.isEnabled());
-        assertNull(plugin.extender());
-    }
-
     public void testIsImplicitlyNotEnabled() {
-        final SystemdPlugin plugin = new SystemdPlugin(false, randomPackageBuildType, null);
+        final SystemdPlugin plugin = new SystemdPlugin(null);
         plugin.createComponents(null, null, threadPool, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
         assertFalse(plugin.isEnabled());
         assertNull(plugin.extender());
     }
 
     public void testIsExplicitlyNotEnabled() {
-        final SystemdPlugin plugin = new SystemdPlugin(false, randomPackageBuildType, Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        final SystemdPlugin plugin = new SystemdPlugin(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
         plugin.createComponents(null, null, threadPool, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
         assertFalse(plugin.isEnabled());
         assertNull(plugin.extender());
@@ -107,7 +85,7 @@ public void testInvalid() {
             s -> Boolean.TRUE.toString().equals(s) || Boolean.FALSE.toString().equals(s),
             () -> randomAlphaOfLength(4)
         );
-        final RuntimeException e = expectThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> new SystemdPlugin(false, randomPackageBuildType, esSDNotify));
+        final RuntimeException e = expectThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> new SystemdPlugin(esSDNotify));
         assertThat(e, hasToString(containsString("OPENSEARCH_SD_NOTIFY set to unexpected value [" + esSDNotify + "]")));
     }
 
@@ -174,7 +152,7 @@ private void runTest(
         final AtomicBoolean invoked = new AtomicBoolean();
         final AtomicInteger invokedUnsetEnvironment = new AtomicInteger();
         final AtomicReference<String> invokedState = new AtomicReference<>();
-        final SystemdPlugin plugin = new SystemdPlugin(false, randomPackageBuildType, esSDNotify) {
+        final SystemdPlugin plugin = new SystemdPlugin(esSDNotify) {
 
             @Override
             int sd_notify(final int unset_environment, final String state) {