diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 45c50bd34..a65ffcbc7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ endif
 if get_option('systemd')
   systemd = dependency('systemd', required: false)
   systemd_dep = dependency('libsystemd', required: false)
-  if systemd.found()
+  if systemd.found() and systemd_dep.found()
     cdata.set('HAVE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON', 1)
   else
     warning('Systemd integration was enabled, but systemd is not available')