diff --git a/elements/base/environment.d/10-SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR.bash b/elements/base/environment.d/10-SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR.bash
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+++ b/elements/base/environment.d/10-SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR.bash
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+SYSTEMD_PC_FILE="/usr/share/pkgconfig/systemd.pc"
+SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR="/lib"
+if [ -f $SYSTEMD_PC_FILE ]; then
+    SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR=$(awk \
+        '/systemdsystemunitdir=/ {split($0,a,"=");print a[2]}' \
+        $SYSTEMD_PC_FILE)
+fi
+export SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR