diff --git a/templates/etc_logrotate_d_netdata b/templates/etc_logrotate_d_netdata
index 3ad220f2f9da015d5ad41fad8b31634142062b21..a762c6cb3af3599672ed598801e0f7c1dc4f7023 100644
--- a/templates/etc_logrotate_d_netdata
+++ b/templates/etc_logrotate_d_netdata
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
   delaycompress
   notifempty
   sharedscripts
-  create 640 netdata netdata
   postrotate
-    /usr/sbin/service netdata restart >/dev/null
+    /bin/kill -HUP `pidof netdata 2>/dev/null` 2>/dev/null || true
   endscript
 }