diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 60cdd910b7a..122fd6c5954 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
 version=5.8.1
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://www.rsyslog.com/files/download/rsyslog/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-gnutls --enable-mysql --enable-pgsql
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ subpackages="${subpackages} $pkgname-mysql $pkgname-postgresql"
 conf_files="/etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/conf.d/rsyslogd"
 openrc_services="rsyslogd default true"
 provides="syslog-daemon-0"
+replaces="syslog-daemon>=0"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run zlib