diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index fe386199..0b8c5421 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Build-Depends:
  , python3-pyinotify
  , sqlite3
  , 2to3
+ , pkg-config
+ , systemd
 Homepage: https://www.fail2ban.org
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/fail2ban.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/fail2ban
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a2dd769c..3c0391ef 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export PYBUILD_DISABLE_python2=1
 
 DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/fail2ban
 PYVERSION=$(shell py3versions -dv)
-
+SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR = $(shell pkg-config --variable=systemdsystemunitdir systemd)
 override_dh_clean:
 	rm -rf fail2ban.egg-info
 	-rm debian/fail2ban.init
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ override_dh_install:
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/bash-completion/completions
 	install -m 644 files/bash-completion $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/fail2ban
 	: # Install systemd files
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR)
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
-	install -m 644 build/fail2ban.service $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system
+	install -m 644 build/fail2ban.service $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR)
 	install -m 644 files/fail2ban-tmpfiles.conf $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR)
 	: # Install default jail enabler
 	install -m 644 debian/debian-files/jail.d_defaults-debian.conf $(DESTDIR)/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/defaults-debian.conf
 	dh_install