diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2622f7c9b..473015489 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ if build_standalone and get_option('systemd')
   else
     systemdunitdir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdsystemunitdir', define_variable: ['rootprefix', systemd_root_prefix])
     systemdsystempresetdir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdsystempresetdir', define_variable: ['rootprefix', systemd_root_prefix])
-    systemd_shutdown_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdshutdowndir', define_variable: ['rootprefix', systemd_root_prefix])
+    systemd_shutdown_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdshutdowndir', define_variable: [systemd.version().version_compare('>= 246') ? 'root_prefix' : 'rootprefix', systemd_root_prefix])
   endif
 endif