diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index da0036a..9ee276a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@
 bmcweb_dependencies += tinyxml
 
 systemd = dependency('systemd')
+add_project_arguments('-DSYSTEMD_VERSION=' + systemd.version(), language: 'cpp')
+
 zlib = dependency('zlib')
 bmcweb_dependencies += [systemd, zlib]