diff --git a/src/shutdown/meson.build b/src/shutdown/meson.build
index 1545db92e5..397c67098f 100644
--- a/src/shutdown/meson.build
+++ b/src/shutdown/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ shutdown_detach_sources = files(
 executables += [
         libexec_template + {
                 'name' : 'systemd-shutdown',
+                'public' : true,
                 'export' : files(
                         'detach-dm.c',
                         'detach-loopback.c',