diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index caf8c01..41d9984 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@
     libraries: libsdbusplus,
     name: meson.project_name(),
     version: meson.project_version(),
+    requires: libsystemd_pkg,
     description: 'C++ bindings for sdbus',
 )