diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 331926a..6f81261 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         'bindir': get_option('prefix') / get_option('bindir'),
     },
     install: true,
-    install_dir: systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdsystemunitdir'),
+    install_dir: systemd.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'systemdsystemunitdir'),
 )
 
 if get_option('buildtest')