diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/log/run b/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/log/run
deleted file mode 100644
index 1260dd182bc..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/log/run
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-exec logger -t acpid
diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/run b/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/run
index f709dc4c6f8..bb44ad7b041 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/run
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-exec 2>&1
-exec acpid -fl
+exec acpid -d
diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpid/template b/srcpkgs/acpid/template
index 1118e6d057d..c35e9638612 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/acpid/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/acpid/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'acpid'
 pkgname=acpid
 version=2.0.23
-revision=8
+revision=9
 build_options="systemd"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 conf_files="/etc/acpi/events/anything /etc/acpi/handler.sh"