diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
index a6dcebeda08..0aa1824babb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 	missingok
 	sharedscripts
 	postrotate
-		pkill -HUP rsyslogd
+		sv hup rsyslogd
 	endscript
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 62684029acb..8d35c2618bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
 version=8.2204.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin --enable-gnutls --enable-mysql
  --enable-pgsql --enable-imdiag --enable-imfile --enable-mail --enable-imptcp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ disable_parallel_build=yes
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
+	make_check=extended  # some tests sporadically SIGSEGV
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 post_install() {
 	vsv rsyslogd
 	vconf ${FILESDIR}/rsyslog.conf
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/rsyslog.logrotate 644 etc/logrotate.d rsyslog
 }
 
 rsyslog-gssapi_package() {