diff --git a/side-switch/meson.build b/side-switch/meson.build
index b13e53c..9d6cbf0 100644
--- a/side-switch/meson.build
+++ b/side-switch/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 )
 
 systemd_system_unit_dir = dependency('systemd').get_variable(
-    pkgconfig: 'systemdsystemunitdir',
+    'systemdsystemunitdir',
     pkgconfig_define: ['prefix', get_option('prefix')])
 
 install_data(