diff --git a/aaa_base.changes b/aaa_base.changes
index cfdb84b..a089d6e 100644
--- a/aaa_base.changes
+++ b/aaa_base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 10 13:25:24 UTC 2012 - lnussel@suse.de
+
+- remove requirement on systemd to avoid cycles.
+  /bin/systemd-tmpfiles is only needed by boot.cleanup when actually
+  booting the system using sysv.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb  9 17:38:47 UTC 2012 - ro@suse.com
 
diff --git a/aaa_base.spec b/aaa_base.spec
index 67d8222..9a11554 100644
--- a/aaa_base.spec
+++ b/aaa_base.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Url:            http://gitorious.org/opensuse/aaa_base
 Provides:       bin bootutls etc skeleng skelger 
 Provides:       aaa_skel = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes:      aaa_skel < %{version}
-Requires:       filesystem distribution-release /bin/mktemp /usr/bin/find /usr/bin/tput /usr/bin/xargs mingetty /bin/login cpio psmisc systemd
+Requires:       filesystem distribution-release /bin/mktemp /usr/bin/find /usr/bin/tput /usr/bin/xargs mingetty /bin/login cpio psmisc
 Recommends:     cron logrotate netcfg udev net-tools aaa_base-extras
 PreReq:         /usr/bin/sed /usr/bin/grep /bin/mv /bin/cat /bin/ls /bin/date /usr/bin/cmp /bin/fillup /sbin/insserv
 Summary:        SUSE Linux Base Package