diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog_8.2006.0.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog_8.2006.0.bb
index ff66995..524cd9e 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog_8.2006.0.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog_8.2006.0.bb
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@
         install -d 0755 ${D}${sysconfdir}/rsyslog.d
         echo '$ModLoad mmjsonparse' >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/rsyslog.d/mmjsonparse.conf
     fi
+    if ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','true','false',d)}; then
+        sed -i -e "s#;Requires=syslog.socket#Requires=syslog.socket#g" ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/rsyslog.service
+        sed -i -e "s#;Alias=syslog.service#Alias=syslog.service#g" ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/rsyslog.service
+    fi
 }
 
 FILES_${PN} += "${bindir}"