diff --git a/libfprint/meson.build b/libfprint/meson.build
index e385ce83..3464bf37 100644
--- a/libfprint/meson.build
+++ b/libfprint/meson.build
@@ -301,14 +301,16 @@ udev_hwdb = executable('fprint-list-udev-hwdb',
     link_with: libfprint_drivers,
     install: false)
 
-if get_option('udev_rules')
-    custom_target('udev-rules',
-        output: '60-autosuspend-@0@.hwdb'.format(versioned_libname),
-        capture: true,
-        command: [ udev_hwdb ],
-        install: true,
-        install_dir: udev_hwdb_dir)
-endif
+# We always build this file; primarily so that systemd can pull it
+# from the artefacts!
+custom_target('udev-rules',
+    output: '60-autosuspend-@0@.hwdb'.format(versioned_libname),
+    capture: true,
+    command: [ udev_hwdb ],
+    install: get_option('udev_rules'),
+    install_dir: udev_hwdb_dir,
+    build_by_default: true
+    )
 
 supported_devices = executable('fprint-list-supported-devices',
     'fprint-list-supported-devices.c',
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0d4822d3..cd0d83d2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ if get_option('udev_rules')
         udev_dep = dependency('udev')
         udev_hwdb_dir = udev_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('udevdir') + '/hwdb.d'
     endif
+else
+    udev_hwdb_dir = false
 endif
 
 if get_option('gtk-examples')