diff --git a/conf/redhat/logrotate b/conf/redhat/logrotate
index c3a4d437a..385e6e8da 100644
--- a/conf/redhat/logrotate
+++ b/conf/redhat/logrotate
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /var/log/puppet/*log {
   missingok
   notifempty
   create 0644 puppet puppet
   sharedscripts
   postrotate
-    [ -e /etc/init.d/puppetmaster ] && /etc/init.d/puppetmaster condrestart >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    pkill -USR2 -u puppet -f /usr/sbin/puppetmasterd || true
     [ -e /etc/init.d/puppet ] && /etc/init.d/puppet reload > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
   endscript
 }