diff --git a/cmake/ArangoDBInstall.cmake b/cmake/ArangoDBInstall.cmake
index 63db913661..dacb9dba9a 100644
--- a/cmake/ArangoDBInstall.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ArangoDBInstall.cmake
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ if (UNIX)
       PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ WORLD_READ
       DESTINATION ${SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR}/
       RENAME ${SERVICE_NAME})
-    
+  else ()
+    configure_file (
+      ${ARANGODB_SOURCE_DIR}/Installation/logrotate.d/arangod.sysv
+      ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}${SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR}/arangod.systemd
+      NEWLINE_STYLE UNIX)
   endif()
 endif()
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/cmake/packages/rpm.cmake b/cmake/packages/rpm.cmake
index 08f71aeb42..0c4419b00c 100644
--- a/cmake/packages/rpm.cmake
+++ b/cmake/packages/rpm.cmake
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ install(
   RENAME ${RPM_INIT_SCRIPT_TARGET_NAME}
   )
 
+
+if (NOT SYSTEMD_FOUND)
+  # deploy the logrotate config:
+  install(
+    FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}${SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR}/arangod.systemd
+    PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ WORLD_READ
+    DESTINATION ${SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR}/
+    RENAME ${SERVICE_NAME})
+else()
+  message("SYSTEMD_FOUND ${SYSTEMD_FOUND}")
+endif()
 #
 set(CPACK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-client${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(CPACK_DBG_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-debuginfo${PACKAGE_VERSION}")