diff --git a/contrib/Makefile.am b/contrib/Makefile.am
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/Makefile.am
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+SUBDIRS = systemd
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/Makefile.am b/contrib/systemd/Makefile.am
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+++ b/contrib/systemd/Makefile.am
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+EXTRA_DIST = osmo-sysmon.service
+
+if HAVE_SYSTEMD
+systemdsystemunit_DATA = \
+        osmo-sysmon.service
+endif
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/osmo-sysmon.service b/contrib/systemd/osmo-sysmon.service
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+++ b/contrib/systemd/osmo-sysmon.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Osmocom System Monitoring daemon
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/osmo-sysmon -c /etc/osmocom/osmo-sysmon.cfg
+RestartSec=2
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target