diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index f7d5f5d..341bc83 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(systemd,
             [with_systemd=$withval], [with_systemd=auto])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SYSTEMD,
-                  [libsystemd-login],
+                  [libsystemd],
                   [have_systemd=yes], [have_systemd=no])
 
 if test "x$with_systemd" = "xauto" ; then