diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 48fadf41..33719f3e 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(USE_SYSTEMD),true)
 	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)
+	BUILD_LDFLAGS     += $(shell pkg-config --libs libsystemd)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(USE_TIMER),true)