diff --git a/speech-dispatcher.service.in b/speech-dispatcher.service.in
index 6280f2d9..edf6024c 100644
--- a/speech-dispatcher.service.in
+++ b/speech-dispatcher.service.in
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ Requires=speech-dispatcher.socket
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=@bindir@/speech-dispatcher -s -t 0
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+ExecReload=@utillinux@/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
diff --git a/speech-dispatcherd.service.in b/speech-dispatcherd.service.in
index ab14b99d..12521b1b 100644
--- a/speech-dispatcherd.service.in
+++ b/speech-dispatcherd.service.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Description=Speech-Dispatcher, common interface to speech synthesizers
 [Service]
 Type=forking
 ExecStart=@bindir@/speech-dispatcher -d -t 0
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+ExecReload=@utillinux@/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target