diff --git a/src/daemon/systemd/system/meson.build b/src/daemon/systemd/system/meson.build
index 1b33a322f..4d942c1ab 100644
--- a/src/daemon/systemd/system/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/systemd/system/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-systemd_system_services_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdsystemunitdir', define_variable : [ 'prefix', prefix])
+systemd_system_services_dir = systemd.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'systemdsystemunitdir', pkgconfig_define : [ 'prefix', prefix])
 
 install_data(sources : 'pipewire.socket',
              install_dir : systemd_system_services_dir)
diff --git a/src/daemon/systemd/user/meson.build b/src/daemon/systemd/user/meson.build
index 5bd134537..a24f9b174 100644
--- a/src/daemon/systemd/user/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/systemd/user/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-systemd_user_services_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemduserunitdir', define_variable : [ 'prefix', prefix])
+systemd_user_services_dir = systemd.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'systemduserunitdir', pkgconfig_define : [ 'prefix', prefix])
 if get_option('systemd-user-unit-dir') != ''
   systemd_user_services_dir = get_option('systemd-user-unit-dir')
 endif