diff --git a/packaging/flatpak/com.freerdp.FreeRDP.json b/packaging/flatpak/com.freerdp.FreeRDP.json
index 7f672c9d7..1d760ef9b 100644
--- a/packaging/flatpak/com.freerdp.FreeRDP.json
+++ b/packaging/flatpak/com.freerdp.FreeRDP.json
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
             "--disable-libsystemd",
             "--enable-pic",
             "--disable-libusb",
-            "--enable-shared"
+            "--enable-shared",
+            "--with-systemdsystemunitdir=/app/lib/systemd/"
         ],
         "sources": [
             {