2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index becfc000a..7301619a1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ openssh (1:5.1p1-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Build with -fPIC on mips/mipsel (thanks, Luk Claes; closes: #531942).
   * Remove /var/run/sshd from openssh-server package; it will be created at
     run-time before starting the server.
+  * Use invoke-rc.d in openssh-server's if-up script.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:30:07 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.if-up b/debian/openssh-server.if-up
index 3b3120c66..848535275 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-server.if-up
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.if-up
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ if [ ! -f /var/run/sshd.pid ] || \
 fi
 
 # We'd like to use 'reload' here, but it has some problems; see #502444.
-/etc/init.d/ssh restart >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+if [ -x /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d ]; then
+        invoke-rc.d ssh restart >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+else
+        /etc/init.d/ssh restart >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+fi
 
 exit 0