diff --git a/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-config.service b/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-config.service
index ad72e9c2ea9a..be3c209e7560 100644
--- a/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-config.service
+++ b/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-config.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Update rsyslog configuration
-Before=rsyslog.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
diff --git a/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-config.sh b/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-config.sh
index 044888029686..06a4934a4be5 100755
--- a/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-config.sh
+++ b/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-config.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2 >/etc/rsyslog.conf
+systemctl restart rsyslog