diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 769d24a90a..37073d23a3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ LIBSYSTEMD_DAEMON_REVISION=10
 LIBSYSTEMD_DAEMON_AGE=0
 
 LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_CURRENT=0
-LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_REVISION=26
+LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_REVISION=27
 LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_AGE=0
 
 LIBSYSTEMD_JOURNAL_CURRENT=11
@@ -999,7 +999,6 @@ libsystemd_core_la_LIBADD = \
 	libsystemd-capability.la \
 	libsystemd-units.la \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libudev-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
@@ -1373,7 +1372,7 @@ test_strv_SOURCES = \
 
 test_strv_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-units.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 test_path_util_SOURCES = \
@@ -1394,7 +1393,7 @@ test_install_SOURCES = \
 test_install_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-units.la \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 test_watchdog_SOURCES = \
@@ -1458,7 +1457,6 @@ systemd_analyze_SOURCES = \
 
 systemd_analyze_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -1468,7 +1466,6 @@ systemd_initctl_SOURCES = \
 
 systemd_initctl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -1482,7 +1479,6 @@ systemd_update_utmp_CFLAGS = \
 
 systemd_update_utmp_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	$(AUDIT_LIBS)
@@ -1558,7 +1554,7 @@ systemd_tmpfiles_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-units.la \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-capability.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 rootbin_PROGRAMS += \
@@ -1611,7 +1607,7 @@ systemd_machine_id_setup_SOURCES = \
 
 systemd_machine_id_setup_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1634,7 +1630,6 @@ systemd_fsck_SOURCES = \
 
 systemd_fsck_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libudev-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
@@ -1714,7 +1709,7 @@ bootctl_SOURCES = \
 
 bootctl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la
 
 bin_PROGRAMS += \
@@ -1735,7 +1730,7 @@ systemd_gpt_auto_generator_SOURCES = \
 
 systemd_gpt_auto_generator_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libudev-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	$(BLKID_LIBS)
@@ -1792,7 +1787,6 @@ systemd_cgroups_agent_SOURCES = \
 
 systemd_cgroups_agent_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -1806,7 +1800,6 @@ systemctl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-logs.la \
 	libsystemd-journal-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -1860,7 +1853,6 @@ systemd_nspawn_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-capability.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -1873,7 +1865,6 @@ systemd_run_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-capability.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1883,7 +1874,6 @@ systemd_bus_proxyd_SOURCES = \
 systemd_bus_proxyd_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 bus-proxyd-install-hook:
@@ -1980,6 +1970,7 @@ libsystemd_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/systemd/sd-rtnl.h \
 	src/systemd/sd-resolve.h \
 	src/systemd/sd-login.h \
+	src/systemd/sd-id128.h \
 	src/libsystemd/sd-bus/sd-bus.c \
 	src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.c \
 	src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.h \
@@ -2027,6 +2018,7 @@ libsystemd_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/libsystemd/sd-rtnl/rtnl-util.c \
 	src/libsystemd/sd-resolve/sd-resolve.c \
 	src/libsystemd/sd-resolve/resolve-util.h \
+	src/libsystemd/sd-id128/sd-id128.c \
 	src/login/sd-login.c \
 	src/login/login-shared.c \
 	src/login/login-shared.h
@@ -2035,7 +2027,6 @@ nodist_libsystemd_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-error-mapping.c
 
 libsystemd_la_LIBADD = \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -2052,6 +2043,10 @@ libsystemd_la_LDFLAGS = \
 pkgconfiglib_DATA += \
 	src/libsystemd/libsystemd.pc
 
+pkginclude_HEADERS += \
+	src/systemd/sd-login.h \
+	src/systemd/sd-id128.h
+
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-error-mapping.gperf \
 	src/libsystemd/sd-bus/DIFFERENCES \
@@ -2116,7 +2111,6 @@ test_bus_marshal_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_marshal_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	libsystemd-dump.la \
@@ -2147,7 +2141,6 @@ test_bus_chat_CFLAGS = \
 
 test_bus_chat_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -2156,7 +2149,6 @@ test_bus_cleanup_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_cleanup_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -2169,7 +2161,6 @@ test_bus_server_CFLAGS = \
 
 test_bus_server_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -2183,7 +2174,6 @@ test_bus_objects_CFLAGS = \
 
 test_bus_objects_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	libsystemd-dump.la \
@@ -2195,7 +2185,6 @@ test_bus_error_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_error_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -2204,7 +2193,6 @@ test_bus_gvariant_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_gvariant_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	libsystemd-dump.la \
@@ -2222,7 +2210,6 @@ test_bus_creds_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_creds_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	libsystemd-dump.la \
@@ -2233,7 +2220,6 @@ test_bus_match_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_match_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -2242,7 +2228,6 @@ test_bus_kernel_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_kernel_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	libsystemd-dump.la \
@@ -2258,7 +2243,6 @@ test_bus_kernel_bloom_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_kernel_bloom_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -2267,7 +2251,6 @@ test_bus_kernel_benchmark_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_kernel_benchmark_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -2283,7 +2266,6 @@ test_bus_zero_copy_SOURCES = \
 
 test_bus_zero_copy_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	libsystemd-dump.la \
@@ -2306,7 +2288,6 @@ test_event_SOURCES = \
 
 test_event_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -2316,7 +2297,6 @@ test_rtnl_SOURCES = \
 test_rtnl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 test_resolve_SOURCES = \
@@ -2336,7 +2316,6 @@ busctl_SOURCES = \
 
 busctl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	libsystemd-dump.la \
@@ -2383,7 +2362,6 @@ test_dhcp_client_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-dhcp.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 tests += \
@@ -2430,7 +2408,6 @@ libudev_la_LDFLAGS = \
 
 libudev_la_LIBADD = \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 pkgconfiglib_DATA += \
@@ -2615,7 +2592,6 @@ libudev_core_la_LIBADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	$(BLKID_LIBS) \
 	$(KMOD_LIBS)
@@ -2987,62 +2963,17 @@ udevlibexec_PROGRAMS += \
 	mtd_probe
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-libsystemd_id128_la_SOURCES = \
-	src/libsystemd-id128/libsystemd-id128.sym \
-	src/libsystemd-id128/sd-id128.c
-
-libsystemd_id128_la_CFLAGS = \
-	$(AM_CFLAGS) \
-	-fvisibility=hidden
-
-libsystemd_id128_la_LDFLAGS = \
-	$(AM_LDFLAGS) \
-	-version-info $(LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_CURRENT):$(LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_REVISION):$(LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_AGE) \
-	-Wl,--version-script=$(top_srcdir)/src/libsystemd-id128/libsystemd-id128.sym
-
-libsystemd_id128_la_LIBADD = \
-	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-shared.la
-
-libsystemd_id128_internal_la_SOURCES = \
-	$(libsystemd_id128_la_SOURCES)
-
 test_id128_SOURCES = \
 	src/test/test-id128.c
 
 test_id128_LDADD = \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 tests += \
 	test-id128
 
-pkginclude_HEADERS += \
-	src/systemd/sd-id128.h
-
-lib_LTLIBRARIES += \
-	libsystemd-id128.la
-
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES += \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la
-
-pkgconfiglib_DATA += \
-	src/libsystemd-id128/libsystemd-id128.pc
-
-# move lib from $(libdir) to $(rootlibdir) and update devel link, if needed
-libsystemd-id128-install-hook:
-	libname=libsystemd-id128.so && $(move-to-rootlibdir)
-
-libsystemd-id128-uninstall-hook:
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(rootlibdir)/libsystemd-id128.so*
-
-INSTALL_EXEC_HOOKS += libsystemd-id128-install-hook
-UNINSTALL_EXEC_HOOKS += libsystemd-id128-uninstall-hook
-
-EXTRA_DIST += \
-	src/libsystemd-id128/libsystemd-id128.pc.in
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 rootlibexec_PROGRAMS += \
@@ -3081,7 +3012,7 @@ journalctl_SOURCES = \
 
 journalctl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-journal-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-logs.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -3211,7 +3142,7 @@ libsystemd_journal_la_LDFLAGS = \
 libsystemd_journal_la_LIBADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 libsystemd_journal_internal_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -3266,7 +3197,7 @@ libsystemd_journal_core_la_LIBADD = \
 	libsystemd-capability.la \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 if HAVE_ACL
@@ -3417,7 +3348,6 @@ systemd_journal_gatewayd_SOURCES = \
 systemd_journal_gatewayd_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-logs.la \
 	libsystemd-journal-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
@@ -3454,7 +3384,6 @@ systemd_socket_proxyd_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-logs.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-journal-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -3477,7 +3406,7 @@ systemd_coredumpctl_SOURCES = \
 
 systemd_coredumpctl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-journal-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
+	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 bin_PROGRAMS += \
@@ -3738,7 +3667,6 @@ systemd_hostnamed_SOURCES = \
 systemd_hostnamed_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -3771,7 +3699,6 @@ hostnamectl_SOURCES = \
 
 hostnamectl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -3799,7 +3726,6 @@ systemd_bus_driverd_SOURCES = \
 
 systemd_bus_driverd_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -3837,7 +3763,6 @@ systemd_localed_SOURCES = \
 systemd_localed_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -3879,7 +3804,6 @@ localectl_SOURCES = \
 
 localectl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -3908,7 +3832,6 @@ systemd_timedated_SOURCES = \
 systemd_timedated_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -3945,7 +3868,6 @@ timedatectl_SOURCES = \
 
 timedatectl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -4006,7 +3928,6 @@ libsystemd_machine_core_la_LIBADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libudev-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -4018,7 +3939,6 @@ machinectl_SOURCES = \
 
 machinectl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -4084,7 +4004,6 @@ systemd_networkd_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-dhcp.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -4109,7 +4028,6 @@ test_network_LDADD = \
 	libudev-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-dhcp.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
@@ -4167,7 +4085,6 @@ libsystemd_logind_core_la_LIBADD = \
 	libsystemd-label.la \
 	libsystemd-capability.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libudev-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
@@ -4201,7 +4118,6 @@ loginctl_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libudev-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la
 
 rootbin_PROGRAMS += \
@@ -4219,7 +4135,6 @@ systemd_inhibit_SOURCES = \
 
 systemd_inhibit_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -4246,7 +4161,6 @@ test_inhibit_SOURCES = \
 test_inhibit_LDADD = \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
 test_login_tables_SOURCES = \
@@ -4283,7 +4197,6 @@ pam_systemd_la_LDFLAGS = \
 pam_systemd_la_LIBADD = \
 	libsystemd-capability.la \
 	libsystemd-internal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la \
 	$(PAM_LIBS)
@@ -4312,9 +4225,6 @@ dist_dbuspolicy_DATA += \
 dist_pkgsysconf_DATA += \
 	src/login/logind.conf
 
-pkginclude_HEADERS += \
-	src/systemd/sd-login.h
-
 polkitpolicy_files += \
 	src/login/org.freedesktop.login1.policy
 
@@ -4364,7 +4274,6 @@ polkitpolicy_in_files += \
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	src/login/logind-gperf.gperf \
-	src/compat-libs/libsystemd-login.pc.in \
 	src/login/71-seat.rules.in \
 	src/login/73-seat-late.rules.in \
 	units/systemd-logind.service.in \
@@ -4417,7 +4326,7 @@ id128_la_LDFLAGS = \
 
 id128_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(PYTHON_DEVEL_LIBS) \
-	libsystemd-id128.la
+	libsystemd.la
 
 _daemon_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/python-systemd/_daemon.c \
@@ -4459,7 +4368,7 @@ _reader_la_LDFLAGS = \
 _reader_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(PYTHON_DEVEL_LIBS) \
 	libsystemd-journal.la \
-	libsystemd-id128.la \
+	libsystemd.la \
 	libsystemd-daemon-internal.la \
 	libsystemd-shared.la
 
@@ -4552,30 +4461,56 @@ libsystemd_login_la_LDFLAGS = \
 libsystemd_login_la_LIBADD = \
 	libsystemd.la
 
-BUILT_SOURCES += \
-	libsystemd-login.c
+libsystemd_id128_la_SOURCES = \
+	libsystemd-id128.c \
+	src/compat-libs/libsystemd-id128.sym
 
-libsystemd-login.c: src/compat-libs/libsystemd-login.sym
+libsystemd_id128_la_CFLAGS = \
+	$(AM_CFLAGS) \
+	-fvisibility=default \
+	-imacros $(top_srcdir)/src/compat-libs/linkwarning.h
+
+libsystemd_id128_la_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(AM_LDFLAGS) \
+	-version-info $(LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_CURRENT):$(LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_REVISION):$(LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_AGE) \
+	-Wl,--version-script=$(top_srcdir)/src/compat-libs/libsystemd-id128.sym
+
+libsystemd_id128_la_LIBADD = \
+	libsystemd.la
+
+BUILT_SOURCES += \
+	libsystemd-login.c \
+	libsystemd-id128.c
+
+libsystemd-%.c: src/compat-libs/libsystemd-%.sym
 	$(generate-fake-lib)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES += \
-	libsystemd-login.la
+	libsystemd-login.la \
+	libsystemd-id128.la
 
 pkgconfiglib_DATA += \
-	src/compat-libs/libsystemd-login.pc
+	src/compat-libs/libsystemd-login.pc \
+	src/compat-libs/libsystemd-id128.pc
 
 # move lib from $(libdir) to $(rootlibdir) and update devel link, if needed
-libsystemd-login-install-hook:
+compat-lib-install-hook:
 	libname=libsystemd-login.so && $(move-to-rootlibdir)
+	libname=libsystemd-id128.so && $(move-to-rootlibdir)
 
-libsystemd-login-uninstall-hook:
+compat-lib-uninstall-hook:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(rootlibdir)/libsystemd-login.so*
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(rootlibdir)/libsystemd-id128.so*
 
-INSTALL_EXEC_HOOKS += libsystemd-login-install-hook
-UNINSTALL_EXEC_HOOKS += libsystemd-login-uninstall-hook
+INSTALL_EXEC_HOOKS += compat-lib-install-hook
+UNINSTALL_EXEC_HOOKS += compat-lib-uninstall-hook
 
 endif
 
+EXTRA_DIST += \
+	src/compat-libs/libsystemd-login.pc.in \
+	src/compat-libs/libsystemd-id128.pc.in
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 substitutions = \
        '|rootlibexecdir=$(rootlibexecdir)|' \
@@ -5002,7 +4937,7 @@ test-libsystemd-daemon-sym.c: \
 	$(generate-sym-test)
 
 test-libsystemd-id128-sym.c: \
-	src/libsystemd-id128/libsystemd-id128.sym \
+	src/compat-libs/libsystemd-id128.sym \
 	src/systemd/sd-id128.h
 	$(generate-sym-test)
 
@@ -5054,21 +4989,23 @@ test_libudev_sym_LDADD = \
 BUILT_SOURCES += \
 	$(test_libsystemd_sym_SOURCES) \
 	$(test_libsystemd_daemon_sym_SOURCES) \
-	$(test_libsystemd_id128_sym_SOURCES) \
 	$(test_libsystemd_journal_sym_SOURCES) \
-	$(test_libsystemd_login_sym_SOURCES) \
 	$(test_libudev_sym_SOURCES)
 
 tests += \
 	test-libsystemd-sym \
 	test-libsystemd-daemon-sym \
-	test-libsystemd-id128-sym \
 	test-libsystemd-journal-sym \
 	test-libudev-sym
 
 if ENABLE_COMPAT_LIBS
+BUILT_SOURCES += \
+	$(test_libsystemd_login_sym_SOURCES) \
+	$(test_libsystemd_id128_sym_SOURCES)
+
 tests += \
-	test-libsystemd-login-sym
+	test-libsystemd-login-sym \
+	test-libsystemd-id128-sym
 endif
 
 cppcheck:
diff --git a/src/compat-libs/.gitignore b/src/compat-libs/.gitignore
index 0b8d1067d9..662c154cdd 100644
--- a/src/compat-libs/.gitignore
+++ b/src/compat-libs/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/libsystemd-login.pc
+/libsystemd-*.pc
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-id128/libsystemd-id128.pc.in b/src/compat-libs/libsystemd-id128.pc.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/libsystemd-id128/libsystemd-id128.pc.in
rename to src/compat-libs/libsystemd-id128.pc.in
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-id128/libsystemd-id128.sym b/src/compat-libs/libsystemd-id128.sym
similarity index 100%
rename from src/libsystemd-id128/libsystemd-id128.sym
rename to src/compat-libs/libsystemd-id128.sym
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-id128/.gitignore b/src/libsystemd-id128/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 144adf9bea..0000000000
--- a/src/libsystemd-id128/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/libsystemd-id128.pc
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-id128/Makefile b/src/libsystemd-id128/Makefile
deleted file mode 120000
index d0b0e8e008..0000000000
--- a/src/libsystemd-id128/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../Makefile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
index 9b10604b53..9416f223e2 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
+++ b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 LIBSYSTEMD_209 {
 global:
 
+        /* originally LIBSYSTEMD_ID128_38 */
+        sd_id128_to_string;
+        sd_id128_from_string;
+        sd_id128_randomize;
+        sd_id128_get_machine;
+        sd_id128_get_boot;
+
         /* originally LIBSYSTEMD_LOGIN_31 */
         sd_get_seats;
         sd_get_sessions;
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-id128/Makefile b/src/libsystemd/sd-id128/Makefile
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..94aaae2c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-id128/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../Makefile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-id128/libsystemd-id128.pc.in b/src/libsystemd/sd-id128/libsystemd-id128.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb65ffde33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-id128/libsystemd-id128.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: systemd
+Description: systemd 128 Bit ID Utility Library
+URL: @PACKAGE_URL@
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lsystemd-id128
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-id128/sd-id128.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-id128/sd-id128.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/libsystemd-id128/sd-id128.c
rename to src/libsystemd/sd-id128/sd-id128.c