diff --git a/systemd/system/meson.build b/systemd/system/meson.build
index b4b4d523c..f90f93d5a 100644
--- a/systemd/system/meson.build
+++ b/systemd/system/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ systemd_system_unit_dir = get_option('systemd_system_unit_dir')
 if systemd_system_unit_dir == ''
   systemd = dependency('systemd', required: false)
   if systemd.found()
-      systemd_system_unit_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdsystemunitdir')
+      systemd_system_unit_dir = systemd.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'systemdsystemunitdir')
   endif
 endif
 if systemd_system_unit_dir == ''
diff --git a/systemd/user/meson.build b/systemd/user/meson.build
index 8411f0856..86a1fd933 100644
--- a/systemd/user/meson.build
+++ b/systemd/user/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ systemd_user_unit_dir = get_option('systemd_user_unit_dir')
 if systemd_user_unit_dir == ''
   systemd = dependency('systemd', required: false)
   if systemd.found()
-    systemd_user_unit_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemduserunitdir')
+    systemd_user_unit_dir = systemd.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'systemduserunitdir')
   endif
 endif
 if systemd_user_unit_dir == ''