diff --git a/xdm.changes b/xdm.changes
index f5cf7f3..facc457 100644
--- a/xdm.changes
+++ b/xdm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 28 10:22:12 UTC 2020 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Require /sbin/startproc: with systemd no longer pulling in
+  sysvinit-tools. we are responsible for our own deps. /sbin/pidof
+  and /sbin/startproc both were presented by sysvinit-tools. but
+  the sole presence of the /sbin/pidof dep is not sufficient, as
+  this can be provided by various packages (e.g.
+  busybox-sysvinit-tools, which then does not provide startproc).
+  Spelling the deps out ensures that we get the right package set
+  installed.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 27 11:36:48 UTC 2020 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xdm.spec b/xdm.spec
index 5e3aa88..d33e38f 100644
--- a/xdm.spec
+++ b/xdm.spec
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xtrans)
 BuildRequires:  firewall-macros
 %endif
 Requires:       /sbin/pidof
+Requires:       /sbin/startproc
 %if 0%{?with_systemd}
 Requires:       %fillup_prereq
 %endif