diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index fdd03ab033..5a94f16d71 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -119,3 +119,7 @@ sys-libs/gcompat
 # (See also top comment)
 # Sorry for the inconvenience.
 app-office/lotus123r3
+
+# Shaumyadeep Chaudhuri <shaumya@gmail.com> (2026-04-30)
+# Requires systemd. Cannot be masked per profile (see top comment)
+sys-apps/dmemcg-booster
diff --git a/sys-apps/dmemcg-booster/dmemcg-booster-0.1.2.ebuild b/sys-apps/dmemcg-booster/dmemcg-booster-0.1.2.ebuild
index 43cfa80961..a3f896bd23 100644
--- a/sys-apps/dmemcg-booster/dmemcg-booster-0.1.2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/dmemcg-booster/dmemcg-booster-0.1.2.ebuild
@@ -35,15 +35,14 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${P}"
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64"
-IUSE="systemd"
 
 DEPEND="
 	sys-apps/dbus
 	x11-libs/libdrm
 "
 RDEPEND="
-${DEPEND}
-	systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd:= )
+	${DEPEND}
+	sys-apps/systemd:=
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
diff --git a/sys-apps/dmemcg-booster/metadata.xml b/sys-apps/dmemcg-booster/metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f642860be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-apps/dmemcg-booster/metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+	<maintainer type="person">
+		<email>shaumya@gmail.com</email>
+		<name>Shaumyadeep Chaudhuri</name>
+	</maintainer>
+</pkgmetadata>