diff --git a/mt-st.spec b/mt-st.spec
index e713ca4..2e2e02f 100644
--- a/mt-st.spec
+++ b/mt-st.spec
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 Summary: Tool for controlling tape drives
 Name: mt-st
 Version: 1.1
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 License: GPL+
 Group: Applications/System
 URL: ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/system/backup
 Source0: ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/backup/mt-st-%{version}.tar.gz
-Source1: stinit.init
+Source1: stinit.service
 Patch0: mt-st-1.1-redhat.patch
 Patch1: mt-st-1.1-SDLT.patch
 Patch2: mt-st-0.7-config-files.patch
 Patch3: mt-st-0.9b-manfix.patch
 Patch4: mt-st-1.1-mtio.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-Requires(post): chkconfig
-Requires(preun): chkconfig
+Requires(post): systemd-units
+Requires(preun): systemd-units
+Requires(postun): systemd-units
+# For triggerun
+Requires(post): systemd-sysv
 
 %description
 The mt-st package contains the mt and st tape drive management
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ make CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make install mandir=%{_mandir}
-install -D -p -m 0755 %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_initddir}/stinit
+install -D -p -m 0644 %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}/stinit.service
 
 
 %clean
@@ -54,13 +57,35 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %post
-/sbin/chkconfig --add stinit
+if [ $1 -eq 1 ] ; then 
+    # Initial installation 
+    /bin/systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+fi
 
 %preun
-if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
-    /sbin/chkconfig --del stinit
+if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
+    # Package removal, not upgrade
+    /bin/systemctl --no-reload disable stinit.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+    /bin/systemctl stop stinit.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 fi
 
+%postun
+/bin/systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+if [ $1 -ge 1 ] ; then
+    # Package upgrade, not uninstall
+    /bin/systemctl try-restart stinit.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+fi
+
+%triggerun -- mt-st < 1.1-7
+# Save the current service runlevel info
+# User must manually run systemd-sysv-convert --apply stinit
+# to migrate them to systemd targets
+/usr/bin/systemd-sysv-convert --save stinit >/dev/null 2>&1 ||:
+
+# Run these because the SysV package being removed won't do them
+/sbin/chkconfig --del stinit >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/bin/systemctl try-restart stinit.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
@@ -68,10 +93,13 @@ fi
 /bin/mt
 /sbin/stinit
 %{_mandir}/man[18]/*
-%{_initddir}/stinit
+%{_unitdir}/stinit.service
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 19 2012 Jon Ciesla <limburgher@gmail.com> - 1.1-7
+- Migrate to systemd, BZ 789926.
+
 * Fri Jan 13 2012 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.1-6
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_17_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/stinit.service b/stinit.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e95078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stinit.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Initialize SCSI Tape Drives
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/sbin/stinit -f /etc/stinit.def
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target