diff --git a/etc/logrotate.d/icinga2.cmake b/etc/logrotate.d/icinga2.cmake
index ba95e7bd7..d96fd7a09 100644
--- a/etc/logrotate.d/icinga2.cmake
+++ b/etc/logrotate.d/icinga2.cmake
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@
 	notifempty
 	create 644 @ICINGA2_USER@ @ICINGA2_GROUP@
 	postrotate
-		if service icinga2 status > /dev/null; then
-			if [ -e @ICINGA2_RUNDIR@/icinga2/icinga2.pid ]; then
-				kill -USR1 $(cat @ICINGA2_RUNDIR@/icinga2/icinga2.pid)
-			fi
-		fi
+		/bin/kill -USR1 $(cat @ICINGA2_RUNDIR@/icinga2/icinga2.pid 2> /dev/null) 2> /dev/null || true
 	endscript
 }