diff --git a/mumble-server.service b/mumble-server.service
index e4097a2..e188792 100644
--- a/mumble-server.service
+++ b/mumble-server.service
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Mumble Server (murmur)
-Requires=var-run.mount network.target remote-fs.target syslog.target time-sync.target
-After=var-run.mount network.target remote-fs.target syslog.target time-sync.target mysql.target
+Requires=var-run.mount network.target remote-fs.target time-sync.target
+After=var-run.mount network.target remote-fs.target time-sync.target mysql.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/murmurd -fg -ini /etc/mumble-server.ini
diff --git a/mumble.changes b/mumble.changes
index 4d821d8..1064663 100644
--- a/mumble.changes
+++ b/mumble.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jan 11 04:08:54 UTC 2014 - adler_187@yahoo.com
+
+- remove syslog.target, since it no longer exists in recent 
+  systemd versions (>202) and causes the service to fail to start
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug  1 09:23:58 UTC 2013 - lnussel@suse.de
 
diff --git a/mumble.spec b/mumble.spec
index a2221ea..ddf014b 100644
--- a/mumble.spec
+++ b/mumble.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package mumble
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed