diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 625f1588d..8586fc131 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 systemd (28-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream version.
+  * Fall back to the init script reload function if a native .service file
+    doesn't know how to reload.  Closes: #628186
 
  -- Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@debian.org>  Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:14:31 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/init-functions b/debian/init-functions
index ab8a04fef..492cad243 100644
--- a/debian/init-functions
+++ b/debian/init-functions
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ if [ -e /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd ] ; then
 			;;
 		esac
 		;;
+            # Some services can't reload through the .service file,
+            # but can through the init script.
+	    if [ "$(systemctl -p CanReload show $service 2>/dev/null)" = "CanReload=no" ] && "$1" = "reload"; then
+		    _use_systemctl=0
+            fi
 	esac
     else
 	export _SYSTEMCTL_SKIP_REDIRECT="true"