diff --git a/states/systemd/defaults.yaml b/states/systemd/defaults.yaml
index 79dcc1a..71078a8 100644
--- a/states/systemd/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/systemd/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 systemd:
   confdir: /etc/systemd
-  settings: {}
+  settings:
+    System: {}
   moduleconfig:
     journald:
       Journal: