diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e446fe7370..b030660195 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ networkdir = join_paths(rootprefixdir, 'lib/systemd/network')
 pkgincludedir = join_paths(includedir, 'systemd')
 systemgeneratordir = join_paths(rootlibexecdir, 'system-generators')
 usergeneratordir = join_paths(prefixdir, 'lib/systemd/user-generators')
+pkgsysconfsystemgeneratordir = join_paths(pkgsysconfdir, 'system-generators')
+pkgsysconfusergeneratordir = join_paths(pkgsysconfdir, 'user-generators')
 systemenvgeneratordir = join_paths(prefixdir, 'lib/systemd/system-environment-generators')
 userenvgeneratordir = join_paths(prefixdir, 'lib/systemd/user-environment-generators')
 systemshutdowndir = join_paths(rootlibexecdir, 'system-shutdown')
diff --git a/src/core/meson.build b/src/core/meson.build
index 86ab35d818..d850e106a3 100644
--- a/src/core/meson.build
+++ b/src/core/meson.build
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c', mkdir_p.format(systemshutdowndir))
 meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c', mkdir_p.format(systemsleepdir))
 meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c', mkdir_p.format(systemgeneratordir))
 meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c', mkdir_p.format(usergeneratordir))
+meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c', mkdir_p.format(pkgsysconfsystemgeneratordir))
+meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c', mkdir_p.format(pkgsysconfusergeneratordir))
 
 meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c',
                          mkdir_p.format(join_paths(pkgsysconfdir, 'system/multi-user.target.wants')))