diff --git a/device_cio_free.service b/device_cio_free.service
index f9564e1..b3c0f4d 100644
--- a/device_cio_free.service
+++ b/device_cio_free.service
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Before=sysinit.target systemd-udev-trigger.service
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/device_cio_free
-StandardOutput=syslog
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=sysinit.target
diff --git a/s390utils.spec b/s390utils.spec
index 06a1b80..6d5c861 100644
--- a/s390utils.spec
+++ b/s390utils.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Name:           s390utils
 Summary:        Utilities and daemons for IBM z Systems
 Version:        2.16.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Epoch:          2
 License:        MIT
 ExclusiveArch:  s390 s390x
@@ -831,6 +831,10 @@ User-space development files for the s390/s390x architecture.
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 17 2021 Dan Horák <dan[at]danny.cz> - 2:2.16.0-5
+- drop obsolete setting from device_cio_free.service (#1972449)
+- Resolves: #1972449
+
 * Wed Jun 02 2021 Dan Horák <dan[at]danny.cz> - 2:2.16.0-4
 - omit genprotimg to allow build against OpenSSL 3.0 (#1964818)
 - Resolves: #1964818