diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.virtualpkgd b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.virtualpkgd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ee0488e45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.virtualpkgd
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<!-- This dictionary sets that we _always_ want
+	     the "rsyslog" package to be the default syslog-daemon
+	     package, over other alternatives. -->
+	<key>virtual-pkgver</key>
+	<string>syslog-daemon-0</string>
+	<key>target-pkgpattern</key>
+	<string>rsyslog>=0</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 5e5492f02db..b0f80fedb02 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
 version=5.8.5
-revision=4
+revision=5
 homepage="http://www.rsyslog.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/files/download/rsyslog/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
@@ -41,4 +41,10 @@ post_install()
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/rsyslog/html
 	install -m644 ${wrksrc}/doc/*.{html,png} \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/rsyslog/html
+
+	vmkdir etc/xbps/virtualpkg.d.wants
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/${pkgname}.virtualpkgd \
+		644 etc/xbps/virtualpkg.d ${pkgname}
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/etc/xbps/virtualpkg.d.wants && \
+		ln -sf ../virtualpkg.d/${pkgname} .
 }