diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
index e0f15cfd297..320ca0746bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 	missingok
 	sharedscripts
 	postrotate
-		systemctl try-restart rsyslog.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+		killall -HUP rsyslogd
 	endscript
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 103c052d40c..5b2d17b30f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
 version=8.37.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin --enable-gnutls --enable-mysql
  --enable-pgsql --enable-imdiag --enable-imfile --enable-mail --enable-imptcp