diff --git a/bind.changes b/bind.changes
index 5a30261..8d5c328 100644
--- a/bind.changes
+++ b/bind.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 28 09:38:11 UTC 2020 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Require /sbin/start_daemon: both init scripts, the one used in
+  systemd context as well as legacy sysv, make use of start_daemon.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug 18 12:13:49 UTC 2020 - Josef Möllers <josef.moellers@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/bind.spec b/bind.spec
index 0f3d3c0..7689ae2 100644
--- a/bind.spec
+++ b/bind.spec
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ Provides:       bind9 = %{version}
 Provides:       dns_daemon
 Obsoletes:      bind8 < %{version}
 Obsoletes:      bind9 < %{version}
+# named.init (systemd) and init/named both call start_daemon, so unconditional require it
+Requires:       /sbin/start_daemon
 %if %{with_systemd}
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  sysuser-shadow