diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2a79a2a6833..1c5df680df2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5960,6 +5960,7 @@ substitutions = \
        '|systemgidmax=$(SYSTEM_GID_MAX)|' \
        '|TTY_GID=$(TTY_GID)|' \
        '|systemsleepdir=$(systemsleepdir)|' \
+       '|systemshutdowndir=$(systemshutdowndir)|' \
        '|binfmtdir=$(binfmtdir)|' \
        '|modulesloaddir=$(modulesloaddir)|'