diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b324dcc0..356fc2fb9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -398,9 +398,9 @@ endif()
 if(WITH_SYSTEMD)
     tr_get_required_flag(WITH_SYSTEMD SYSTEMD_IS_REQUIRED)
 
-    pkg_check_modules(SYSTEMD_DAEMON ${SYSTEMD_IS_REQUIRED} libsystemd-daemon)
+    pkg_check_modules(SYSTEMD ${SYSTEMD_IS_REQUIRED} libsystemd)
 
-    tr_fixup_auto_option(WITH_SYSTEMD SYSTEMD_DAEMON_FOUND SYSTEMD_IS_REQUIRED)
+    tr_fixup_auto_option(WITH_SYSTEMD SYSTEMD_FOUND SYSTEMD_IS_REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 92e4372d8..b64f2a395 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ dnl
 dnl file monitoring for the daemon
 
 # Check whether to enable systemd startup notification.
-# This requires libsystemd-daemon.
-AC_ARG_WITH([systemd-daemon], AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemd-daemon],
+# This requires libsystemd.
+AC_ARG_WITH([systemd], AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemd],
             [Add support for systemd startup notification (default is autodetected)]),
-            [USE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON=$withval], [USE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON=auto])
-AS_IF([test "x$USE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON" != "xno"], [
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD_DAEMON], [libsystemd-daemon],
-        [AC_DEFINE(USE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON,1,[Use systemd startup notification])],
-        [AS_IF([test "x$USE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON" = "xyes"],
-            [AC_MSG_ERROR([systemd startup notification support requested, but libsystemd-daemon not found.])]
+            [USE_SYSTEMD=$withval], [USE_SYSTEMD=auto])
+AS_IF([test "x$USE_SYSTEMD" != "xno"], [
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd],
+        [AC_DEFINE(USE_SYSTEMD,1,[Use systemd startup notification])],
+        [AS_IF([test "x$USE_SYSTEMD" = "xyes"],
+            [AC_MSG_ERROR([systemd startup notification support requested, but libsystemd not found.])]
         )]
     )
 ])
diff --git a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
index e8f8b3483..8ec3b9558 100644
--- a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(trdaemon)
 
 if(WITH_SYSTEMD)
-    add_definitions(-DUSE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON)
+    add_definitions(-DUSE_SYSTEMD)
 endif()
 
 include_directories(
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ add_executable(${TR_NAME}-daemon
     ${${PROJECT_NAME}_WIN32_RC_FILE})
 
 set_target_properties(${TR_NAME}-daemon PROPERTIES
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "${SYSTEMD_DAEMON_CFLAGS}"
-    LINK_FLAGS "${SYSTEMD_DAEMON_LDFLAGS}"
+    COMPILE_FLAGS "${SYSTEMD_CFLAGS}"
+    LINK_FLAGS "${SYSTEMD_LDFLAGS}"
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(${TR_NAME}-daemon
     ${TR_NAME}
     ${EVENT2_LIBRARIES}
-    ${SYSTEMD_DAEMON_LIBRARIES}
+    ${SYSTEMD_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 tr_win32_app_info(${PROJECT_NAME}_remote_WIN32_RC_FILE
diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index 677f765c5..34d7076c4 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I@top_srcdir@ -DEMBEDDED
 AM_CFLAGS = \
     @LIBEVENT_CFLAGS@ \
     @LIBCURL_CFLAGS@ \
-    @SYSTEMD_DAEMON_CFLAGS@ \
+    @SYSTEMD_CFLAGS@ \
     @ZLIB_CFLAGS@ \
     @PTHREAD_CFLAGS@
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LDADD = \
     @LIBCURL_LIBS@ \
     @CRYPTO_LIBS@ \
     @INTLLIBS@ \
-    @SYSTEMD_DAEMON_LIBS@ \
+    @SYSTEMD_LIBS@ \
     @ZLIB_LIBS@ \
     @PTHREAD_LIBS@ \
     ${LIBM}
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.c b/daemon/daemon.c
index 40ac5a67f..62ac7153c 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon/daemon.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <libtransmission/version.h>
 #include <libtransmission/watchdir.h>
 
-#ifdef USE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON
+#ifdef USE_SYSTEMD
  #include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>
 #else
  static void sd_notify (int status UNUSED, const char * str UNUSED) { }