diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3c98631..605a3f5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+dnsmasq (2.70-3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+   * Write a pid-file, even when being started using systemd, since
+     other components may wish to signal dnsmasq.
+	
+ -- Simon Kelley <simon@thekelleys.org.uk>  Fri, 09 May 2014 20:45:11 +0000
+
 dnsmasq (2.70-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
    * Ensure daemon not stared if dnsmasq package has been removed,
diff --git a/debian/init b/debian/init
index 3db7dca..0a6b176 100644
--- a/debian/init
+++ b/debian/init
@@ -277,9 +277,8 @@
 	stop_resolvconf
 	;;
   systemd-exec)
-#  --pid-file without argument disables writing a PIDfile, we don't need one with sytemd.
 # Enable DBus by default because we use DBus activation with systemd.
-	exec $DAEMON --keep-in-foreground --pid-file --enable-dbus \
+	exec $DAEMON --keep-in-foreground --enable-dbus \
 	    ${MAILHOSTNAME:+ -m $MAILHOSTNAME} \
 	    ${MAILTARGET:+ -t $MAILTARGET} \
 	    ${DNSMASQ_USER:+ -u $DNSMASQ_USER} \
diff --git a/debian/systemd.service b/debian/systemd.service
index d75ab62..284e535 100644
--- a/debian/systemd.service
+++ b/debian/systemd.service
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 # itself, when called with the "systemd-exec" function.
 #
 # It also adds the command-line flags
-#    --keep-in-foreground --pid-file --enable-dbus 
-# to disable writing a pid-file (not needed with systemd) and 
-# enable DBus by default because we use DBus activation.
+#    --keep-in-foreground --enable-dbus 
+# to enable DBus by default because we use DBus activation.
 #
 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq systemd-exec