diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 441ff003..4ec3a921 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -793,9 +793,9 @@ ifneq ($(filter jw-build,$(PREREQ_BUILD)),)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(USE_SYSTEMD),true)
-	BUILD_CFLAGS      += -D_USE_SYSTEMD_
-	BUILD_CPPFLAGS    += -D_USE_SYSTEMD_
-	BUILD_LDFLAGS     += -lsystemd-daemon
+	BUILD_CFLAGS      += -D_USE_SYSTEMD_ $(shell pkg-config --cflags libsystemd)
+	BUILD_CPPFLAGS    += -D_USE_SYSTEMD_ $(shell pkg-config --cflags libsystemd)
+	BUILD_LDFLAGS     += $(shell pkg-config --ldflags libsystemd)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(USE_TIMER),true)