2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 466a09246..c000e556b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ openssh (1:7.2p2-8) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     agent in the user session. Use it in ssh-agent.user-session.upstart.
   * Add systemd user unit for graphical sessions that use systemd. Override
     the corresponding upstart job in that case (closes: #832445).
+  * debian/openssh-server.if-up: Don't block on a finished reload of
+    openssh.service, to avoid deadlocking with restarting networking.
+    (closes: #832557, LP: #1584393)
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:04:37 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.if-up b/debian/openssh-server.if-up
index dd05ea51c..915284cc6 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-server.if-up
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.if-up
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ fi
 # the other hand, repeated restarts of ssh make systemd unhappy
 # (#756547/#757822), so use reload in that case.
 if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
-        action=reload
+        systemctl reload --no-block ssh.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 else
-        action=restart
+        invoke-rc.d ssh restart >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 fi
-invoke-rc.d ssh $action >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
 exit 0