diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ca5ae84a0..bcd4cbf4d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ endif
 subdir('docs')
 
 if get_option('systemd') and build_daemon
-  meson.add_install_script('meson_post_install.sh', systemdunitdir, localstatedir)
+  meson.add_install_script('meson_post_install.sh', systemdunitdir)
 endif
 
 makensis = find_program('makensis', required : false)
diff --git a/meson_post_install.sh b/meson_post_install.sh
index d757a81ae..9c38df6a8 100755
--- a/meson_post_install.sh
+++ b/meson_post_install.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ if [ -z $MESON_INSTALL_PREFIX ]; then
 fi
 
 SYSTEMDUNITDIR=$1
-LOCALSTATEDIR=$2
 
-#if [ -z $DESTDIR ]; then
-    echo 'Updating systemd deps'
-    mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMDUNITDIR}/system-update.target.wants
-    ln -sf ../fwupd-offline-update.service ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMDUNITDIR}/system-update.target.wants/fwupd-offline-update.service
-#fi
+echo 'Updating systemd deps'
+mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMDUNITDIR}/system-update.target.wants
+ln -sf ../fwupd-offline-update.service ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMDUNITDIR}/system-update.target.wants/fwupd-offline-update.service