diff --git a/syslog/manifests/init.pp b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
index 5fe1368..903d57f 100644
--- a/syslog/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class syslog::client::rsyslog {
     if $operatingsystem != "OpenBSD" and $syslog_tlsserver {
         package { "rsyslog-gnutls":
             ensure => installed,
+            before => Service["rsyslog"],
         }
     }