diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslogd/run b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslogd/run
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..30d94a83f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslogd/run
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec rsyslogd -n
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 10d07596bcf..da9da13a657 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
 version=8.4.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-gnutls --enable-mysql --enable-pgsql
  --enable-imdiag --enable-imfile --enable-mail --enable-gssapi-krb5
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ makedepends="json-c-devel gnutls-devel>=3.1.5 postgresql-libs-devel
  libmysqlclient-devel>=5.5.27 mit-krb5-devel libestr-devel>=0.1.9
  libee-devel>=0.4.1 liblogging-devel>=1.0.3"
 conf_files="/etc/rsyslog.conf"
-systemd_services="rsyslog.service on"
 provides="syslog-daemon-0_1"
-replaces="syslog-daemon>=0"
+replaces="runit-void<20141013_2 syslog-daemon>=0"
 make_dirs="/etc/rsyslog.d 0755 root root"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
@@ -45,14 +44,15 @@ build_options="systemd"
 
 if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" systemd-devel"
+	systemd_services="rsyslog.service on"
 fi
 
 post_configure() {
 	echo "rsyslogd_LDADD += \$(LIBESTR_LIBS) -lm" >> tools/Makefile
 }
-
 post_install() {
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/rsyslog.conf 644 etc
+	vsv rsyslogd
+	vconf ${FILESDIR}/rsyslog.conf
 }
 
 rsyslog-gssapi_package() {
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ rsyslog-gssapi_package() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/rsyslog/*gss*.so"
 	}
 }
-
 rsyslog-gnutls_package() {
 	lib32disabled=yes
 	depends="rsyslog"
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ rsyslog-gnutls_package() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/rsyslog/*gtls*"
 	}
 }
-
 rsyslog-mysql_package() {
 	lib32disabled=yes
 	depends="rsyslog"
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ rsyslog-mysql_package() {
 		vmove usr/lib/rsyslog/ommysql.so
 	}
 }
-
 rsyslog-postgresql_package() {
 	lib32disabled=yes
 	depends="rsyslog"