diff --git a/dehydrated.changes b/dehydrated.changes
index 094ac15..2a0ec27 100644
--- a/dehydrated.changes
+++ b/dehydrated.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 22 11:52:00 UTC 2019 - Daniel Molkentin <daniel.molkentin@suse.com>
+
+- Remove RandomizedDelaySec attribute for distros with older systemd
+  (boo#1110697)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 27 11:14:45 UTC 2018 - daniel.molkentin@suse.com
 
diff --git a/dehydrated.spec b/dehydrated.spec
index c4c3f92..0e4a257 100644
--- a/dehydrated.spec
+++ b/dehydrated.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package dehydrated
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
 
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ BuildRequires:  generic-logos-httpd
 BuildRequires:  shadow
 %endif
 %if %{with systemd}
+BuildRequires:  systemd
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
 %{?systemd_requires}
 %else #with_systemd
@@ -229,6 +230,10 @@ install -D    -m 0644 %{SOURCE5} %{buildroot}%{_tmpfilesdir}/%{name}.conf
 sed "s,@POSTRUNHOOKS_DIR@,%{_postrunhooks},g" %{SOURCE6} > dehydrated.service
 install -D -m 644 dehydrated.service  %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/dehydrated.service
 install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE7}          %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/dehydrated.timer
+if [ $(rpm -q --queryformat='%{VERSION}' systemd) -lt 229 ]; then
+# No support for this attribute in systemd < v229
+sed -i 's/^RandomizedDelaySec/#&/' %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/dehydrated.timer 
+fi
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 ln -s %{_sbindir}/service %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/rcdehydrated
 %endif