diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f5c26f90..1d57e4e9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ AC_SUBST(GLIB_LIBS)
 imagemagick_found=no
 gdkpixbuf_found=no
 
+AC_SUBST([udev_rulesdir], [$($PKG_CONFIG --variable=udevdir udev)/rules.d])
+
 if test "$require_imaging" = "yes"; then
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(IMAGING, gthread-2.0 gdk-pixbuf-2.0, [gdkpixbuf_found=yes], [gdkpixbuf_found=no])
 	if test "$gdkpixbuf_found" != "yes"; then
diff --git a/libfprint/Makefile.am b/libfprint/Makefile.am
index 656a2f43..79535260 100644
--- a/libfprint/Makefile.am
+++ b/libfprint/Makefile.am
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ fprint_list_udev_rules_CFLAGS = -fvisibility=hidden -I$(srcdir)/nbis/include $(L
 fprint_list_udev_rules_LDADD = $(builddir)/libfprint.la
 
 udev_rules_DATA = 60-fprint-autosuspend.rules
-udev_rulesdir = $(libdir)/udev/rules.d/
 
 $(udev_rules_DATA): fprint-list-udev-rules
 	$(builddir)/fprint-list-udev-rules > $@