diff --git a/slpd/Makefile.am b/slpd/Makefile.am
index c94dd6a..ca0f702 100644
--- a/slpd/Makefile.am
+++ b/slpd/Makefile.am
@@ -93,5 +93,5 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 	slpd_index.h
     
 #if you're building on Irix, replace .la with .a below
-slpd_LDADD = ../common/libcommonslpd.la ../libslpattr/libslpattr.la
+slpd_LDADD = ../common/libcommonslpd.la ../libslpattr/libslpattr.la -lsystemd
 
diff --git a/slpd/slpd_main.c b/slpd/slpd_main.c
index 130497e..6359c4b 100644
--- a/slpd/slpd_main.c
+++ b/slpd/slpd_main.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 #include "slp_xid.h"
 #include "slp_net.h"
 
+#include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>
+
 int G_SIGALRM;
 int G_SIGTERM;
 int G_SIGHUP;
@@ -668,6 +670,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 
    /* Main loop */
    SLPDLog("Startup complete entering main run loop ...\n\n");
+   sd_notify(0, "READY=1");
    G_SIGALRM   = 0;
    G_SIGTERM   = 0;
    G_SIGHUP    = 0;