--- rpcbind-0.2.0_git201103171419.orig/src/rpcbind.c
+++ rpcbind-0.2.0_git201103171419/src/rpcbind.c
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
 	network_init();
-
+#ifdef SYSTEMD
+    sd_notify(0, "READY=1");
+#endif
 	my_svc_run();
 	rpcbind_syslog(LOG_ERR, "svc_run returned unexpectedly");
 	rpcbind_abort();
--- rpcbind-0.2.0_git201103171419.orig/systemd/rpcbind.service.in
+++ rpcbind-0.2.0_git201103171419/systemd/rpcbind.service.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=RPC Bind
 
 [Service]
+Type=notify
 ExecStart=@bindir@/rpcbind -w -f
 
 [Install]