diff --git a/rsyslog-unit.patch b/rsyslog-unit.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1ccffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rsyslog-unit.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--- rsyslog-7.2.5/rsyslog.service.in
++++ rsyslog-7.2.5/rsyslog.service.in	2013/04/16 08:48:30
+@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+ [Unit]
+ Description=System Logging Service
++Requires=var-run.mount
++Requires=syslog.socket
++After=var-run.mount
++Conflicts=syslog-ng.service syslogd.service
+ 
+ [Service]
+-ExecStart=@sbindir@/rsyslogd -n
+-Sockets=syslog.socket
++Environment=RSYSLOGD_PARAMS=
++ExecStartPre=@sbindir@/rsyslog-service-prepare
++EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/syslog
++ExecStart=@sbindir@/rsyslogd -n $RSYSLOGD_PARAMS
++ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+ StandardOutput=null
+ 
+ [Install]
diff --git a/rsyslog.changes b/rsyslog.changes
index e4f1cf6..447a8b9 100644
--- a/rsyslog.changes
+++ b/rsyslog.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 16 08:49:49 UTC 2013 - mt@suse.de
+
+- Fixed service file to pass $RSYSLOGD_PARAMS to rsyslogd again.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Apr 14 06:35:09 UTC 2013 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
+
+- Fix systemd units to do exactly what is documented as 
+ required --> http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/syslog
+ In particular, it must not mess with the ordering of syslog.target
+ this is done by removing the custom unit and adapting the upstream
+ one with openSUSE additions (rsyslog-unit.patch)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 29 11:53:49 UTC 2013 - vcizek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/rsyslog.service.in.in b/rsyslog.service.in.in
deleted file mode 100644
index e3f6dae..0000000
--- a/rsyslog.service.in.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=System Logging Service
-Requires=var-run.mount syslog.target
-After=var-run.mount
-Before=syslog.target
-Conflicts=syslog-ng.service syslogd.service
-
-[Service]
-Environment=RSYSLOGD_PARAMS=
-ExecStartPre=@sbindir@/rsyslog-service-prepare
-EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/syslog
-ExecStart=@sbindir@/rsyslogd -n $RSYSLOGD_PARAMS
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-Sockets=syslog.socket
-StandardOutput=null
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-Alias=syslog.service
diff --git a/rsyslog.spec b/rsyslog.spec
index 366945b..15c00d0 100644
--- a/rsyslog.spec
+++ b/rsyslog.spec
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ Source1:        rsyslog.sysconfig
 Source2:        rsyslog.conf.in
 Source4:        rsyslog.d.remote.conf.in
 Source5:        rsyslog-service-prepare.in
-Source6:        rsyslog.service.in.in
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE rsyslog-unit.patch crrodriguez@opensuse.org Customize upstream systemd unit for openSUSE needs.
+Patch0:         rsyslog-unit.patch
 
 %description
 Rsyslog is an enhanced multi-threaded syslogd supporting, among others,
@@ -407,9 +408,10 @@ This module provides support for ZeroMQ.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{upstream_version}
+%patch0 -p1
 #
 %if %{with systemd}
-for file in rsyslog-service-prepare rsyslog.service.in ; do
+for file in rsyslog-service-prepare; do
 	sed \
 	-e 's;RUN_DIR;%{rsyslog_rundir};g' \
 	-e 's;ADDITIONAL_SOCKETS;%{rsyslog_sockets_cfg};g' \