diff --git a/deb/common/rules b/deb/common/rules
index 14d91c3b21..f75a8eafce 100644
--- a/deb/common/rules
+++ b/deb/common/rules
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 VERSION ?= $(shell cat engine/VERSION)
-SYSTEMD_VERSION := $(shell dpkg-query -W -f='$${Version}\n' systemd | cut -d- -f1)
+SYSTEMD_VERSION := $(shell dpkg-query -W -f='$${Version}\n' systemd libsystemd-dev | head -1 | cut -d- -f1)
 SYSTEMD_GT_227 := $(shell [ '$(SYSTEMD_VERSION)' ] && [ '$(SYSTEMD_VERSION)' -gt 227 ] && echo true )
 
 override_dh_gencontrol: