diff --git a/srcpkgs/dcron/files/crond.confd b/srcpkgs/dcron/files/crond.confd
deleted file mode 100644
index f49ad39a1b..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/dcron/files/crond.confd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Arguments passed to the cron daemon.
-#
-CROND_ARGS="-S -l info"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dcron/files/crond.init b/srcpkgs/dcron/files/crond.init
deleted file mode 100755
index 1cea832500..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/dcron/files/crond.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-
-command=/usr/sbin/crond
-command_args="${CROND_ARGS}"
-
-depend()
-{
-	need localmount
-	after bootmisc
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dcron/files/dcron.service b/srcpkgs/dcron/files/dcron.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45d63d1e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/dcron/files/dcron.service
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Periodic Command Scheduler
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/crond -f
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dcron/template b/srcpkgs/dcron/template
index ef6272fed8..8733b8564c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dcron/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dcron/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'dcron'
 pkgname=dcron
 version=4.5
-revision=1
+revision=2
 distfiles="http://www.jimpryor.net/linux/releases/dcron-${version}.tar.gz"
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="Dillon's lightweight cron daemon"
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ long_desc="
 
 keep_empty_dirs=yes
 replaces="cronie>=0"
-openrc_services="crond default true"
-conf_files="/var/spool/cron/root /etc/conf.d/cron"
+systemd_services="dcron.service"
+conf_files="/var/spool/cron/root"
 provides="cron-daemon-0"
 replaces="cron-daemon>=0"
 
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ do_install()
 	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
 
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.{hour,week,month}ly
-	install -D -m755 extra/run-cron ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin/run-cron
-	install -D -m600 extra/root.crontab ${DESTDIR}/var/spool/cron/root
-	install -D -m644 extra/crond.logrotate ${DESTDIR}/etc/logrotate.d/crond
+	install -Dm755 extra/run-cron ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin/run-cron
+	install -Dm600 extra/root.crontab ${DESTDIR}/var/spool/cron/root
+	install -Dm644 extra/crond.logrotate ${DESTDIR}/etc/logrotate.d/crond
 
-	install -D -m644 ${FILESDIR}/crond.confd ${DESTDIR}/etc/conf.d/crond
-	install -D -m755 ${FILESDIR}/crond.init ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d/crond
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/dcron.service 644 lib/systemd/system
 
 	# crontab must be setuid for all users to work!
 	chmod 4755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/crontab