diff --git a/nginx.changes b/nginx.changes
index 4fc86b3..02183eb 100644
--- a/nginx.changes
+++ b/nginx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 10 10:23:47 UTC 2016 - mrueckert@suse.de
+
+- Fix the logrotate script: we had a hardcoded postrotate action
+  pointing to /etc/init.d/nginx. This does not exist anymore on
+  systemd hosts. Replace it with /usr/sbin/nginx -s reopen,  which
+  will use the pid file passed in the config file or the compiled
+  in default path.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep 29 10:45:57 UTC 2016 - mrueckert@suse.de
 
diff --git a/nginx.logrotate b/nginx.logrotate
index a9e46d3..7281a1b 100644
--- a/nginx.logrotate
+++ b/nginx.logrotate
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     notifempty
     create 644 root root
     postrotate
-      /etc/init.d/nginx reopen
+      # -s reopen will use the pid file passed in the config file or the compiled in default path
+      /usr/sbin/nginx -s reopen
     endscript  
 }