diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/log/run b/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/log/run
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1260dd182bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/log/run
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec logger -t acpid
diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/run b/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/run
index f3eacac33eb..f709dc4c6f8 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/acpid/files/acpid/run
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-exec 1>&2
+exec 2>&1
 exec acpid -fl
diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpid/template b/srcpkgs/acpid/template
index 7d12e2b3482..1118e6d057d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/acpid/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/acpid/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'acpid'
 pkgname=acpid
 version=2.0.23
-revision=7
+revision=8
 build_options="systemd"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 conf_files="/etc/acpi/events/anything /etc/acpi/handler.sh"