diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-base-system/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-base-system/template
index c00f30d3dcf..671a39dde49 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-base-system/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-base-system/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps-base-chroot'
 pkgname=xbps-base-system
-version=0.39
+version=0.40
 build_style=meta-template
 short_desc="xbps base system packages"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Add_dependency full wpa_supplicant
 Add_dependency full udev
 Add_dependency full logrotate
 Add_dependency full dcron
-Add_dependency full rsyslog
+Add_dependency build rsyslog
+Add_dependency run syslog-daemon
 Add_dependency full acpid
 Add_dependency build initramfs-tools
 Add_dependency full openssh-client