diff --git a/rpm-suse_macros b/rpm-suse_macros
index 71296ef..4b0d795 100644
--- a/rpm-suse_macros
+++ b/rpm-suse_macros
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
            if test "$YAST_IS_RUNNING" != "instsys" -a "$DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE" != yes ; then \
               test -x /bin/systemctl && /bin/systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || : \
               for service in %{?*} ; do \
-                 /etc/init.d/$service try-restart > /dev/null || : \
+                 test -x /bin/systemctl && /bin/systemctl try-restart $service >/dev/null 2>&1 || : \
               done \
            fi \
         fi \
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	   test -f /etc/sysconfig/services && . /etc/sysconfig/services \
            if test "$YAST_IS_RUNNING" != "instsys" -a "$DISABLE_STOP_ON_REMOVAL" != yes ; then \
               for service in %{?*} ; do \
-                 /etc/init.d/$service stop > /dev/null \
+                 test -x /bin/systemctl && /bin/systemctl stop $service >/dev/null 2>&1 || : \
               done \
            fi \
         fi \
diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index 89fc8c4..d5aa483 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May 22 16:40:35 CEST 2014 - mls@suse.de
+
+- adapt restart_on_update and stop_on_removal to use
+  systemctl [bnc#878255]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May  9 13:33:09 CEST 2014 - mls@suse.de