diff --git a/cifs-utils.changes b/cifs-utils.changes
index be0a443..6406e2e 100644
--- a/cifs-utils.changes
+++ b/cifs-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  3 13:37:48 UTC 2014 - bwiedemann@suse.com
+
+- Use rccifs -> service symlink for proper status (bnc#908023).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 28 19:04:30 UTC 2014 - lmuelle@suse.com
 
diff --git a/cifs-utils.spec b/cifs-utils.spec
index d7056a4..ba8d3bf 100644
--- a/cifs-utils.spec
+++ b/cifs-utils.spec
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ mkdir -p \
 	${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_sbindir} \
 	${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_rundir}
 install -m 0755 -p ${RPM_SOURCE_DIR}/cifs.init ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/cifs
-ln -s %{_sysconfdir}/init.d/cifs ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_sbindir}/rccifs
+ln -s service ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_sbindir}/rccifs
 touch ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/%{NET_CFGDIR}/if-{down,up}.d/${script} \
 	${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_rundir}/cifs
 %endif