diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
index 49c290a0949..e0f15cfd297 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 	missingok
 	sharedscripts
 	postrotate
-		systemctl try-restart rsyslog >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+		systemctl try-restart rsyslog.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 	endscript
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 08eceefe88b..5e5492f02db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
 version=5.8.5
-revision=3
+revision=4
 homepage="http://www.rsyslog.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/files/download/rsyslog/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure