diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 7aa59b218e..84005b5c6d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ Maintainer: Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>
 Section: web
 Priority: optional
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4
-# koha-systemd package provides systemd units only
 # WARNING: The "control" file is automatically generated from the "control.in" file.
 # Do not manually edit "control" or your changes will be clobbered when you
 # run update-control
@@ -441,6 +440,7 @@ Description: integrated (physical) library management system
  .
  Most users should install koha-common instead, which will automatically
  select the appropriate init system.
+Recommends: koha-systemd | koha-sysv
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${koha:Depends},
  at,
  cron-daemon,
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 93243d8472..0df638903a 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ Maintainer: Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>
 Section: web
 Priority: optional
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4
-# koha-systemd package provides systemd units only
 # WARNING: The "control" file is automatically generated from the "control.in" file.
 # Do not manually edit "control" or your changes will be clobbered when you
 # run update-control
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ Description: integrated (physical) library management system
  .
  Most users should install koha-common instead, which will automatically
  select the appropriate init system.
+Recommends: koha-systemd | koha-sysv
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${koha:Depends},
  at,
  cron-daemon,
diff --git a/debian/koha-systemd.dirs b/debian/koha-systemd.dirs
index 8efa80f4d9..67f1eed43e 100644
--- a/debian/koha-systemd.dirs
+++ b/debian/koha-systemd.dirs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-usr/lib/systemd/system
+lib/systemd/system
diff --git a/debian/koha-systemd.install b/debian/koha-systemd.install
index 2ca74958b5..1750487f60 100644
--- a/debian/koha-systemd.install
+++ b/debian/koha-systemd.install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-debian/systemd/*.service usr/lib/systemd/system
-debian/systemd/*.target usr/lib/systemd/system
+debian/systemd/*.service lib/systemd/system
+debian/systemd/*.target lib/systemd/system
 debian/systemd/koha-systemd-ctl usr/sbin
 debian/scripts/koha-generate-env usr/sbin
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 05c9eb23db..b0635e2937 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ override_dh_installlogrotate:
 	dh_installlogrotate --remaining-packages
 
 override_dh_gencontrol:
-	debian/bd-to-depends >> debian/koha-common.substvars
 	debian/bd-to-depends >> debian/koha-core.substvars
 	dh_gencontrol