diff --git a/polkit.changes b/polkit.changes
index e5029e2..6ae0508 100644
--- a/polkit.changes
+++ b/polkit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May 10 14:44:20 UTC 2019 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Use systemd_ordering instead of systemd_requires: strictly
+  speaking, polkit does not require systemd to be present. Just
+  that when we install on a system with systemd (e.g outside
+  containers) we would want systemd to be present before
+  installing polkit. Help also reduce a cycle without special hacks
+  in systemd.spec.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 26 11:06:05 UTC 2019 - mvetter@suse.com
 
diff --git a/polkit.spec b/polkit.spec
index 00ef249..5506989 100644
--- a/polkit.spec
+++ b/polkit.spec
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Requires:       dbus-1
 Requires:       libpolkit0 = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires(pre):  shadow
 Requires(post): permissions
-%systemd_requires
+%systemd_ordering
 
 # Upstream First - Policy:
 # Never add any patches to this package without the upstream commit id