diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d7586c5..a9ebb1a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ pcsc-lite (1.8.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
   * debian/copyright: use Machine-readable DEP-5 format
   * debian/pcscd.init: Fix "init.d status support" (Closes: #644127)
   * debian/pcscd.init: do not start pcscd if systemd is used
+  * debian/pcscd.postinst: enable pcscd for systemd is systemd is installed
 
- -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:40:48 +0100
+ -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:45:10 +0100
 
 pcsc-lite (1.7.4-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/pcscd.postinst b/debian/pcscd.postinst
index 470f09d..0f0d190 100644
--- a/debian/pcscd.postinst
+++ b/debian/pcscd.postinst
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ fi
 # create the pcscd group
 addgroup --system pcscd --quiet
 
-# set guid pcscd for pcscd
-chgrp pcscd /usr/sbin/pcscd
-chmod g+s /usr/sbin/pcscd
+# enable pcscd for systemd
+[ -x /bin/systemctl ] && systemctl enable pcscd.service
 
 #DEBHELPER#