diff --git a/ifup-ovs b/ifup-ovs
index dcf90e4..7ddac02 100644
--- a/ifup-ovs
+++ b/ifup-ovs
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ fi
 	fi
 done
 
-[ -f /var/lock/subsys/openvswitch ] || /sbin/service openvswitch start
+if [ ! -f /var/lock/subsys/openvswitch ]; then
+	if [ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]; then
+		/usr/bin/systemctl --ignore-dependencies start openvswitch.service
+	else
+		 /sbin/service openvswitch start
+	fi
+fi
 
 case "$TYPE" in
 	OVSBridge)
diff --git a/openvswitch.spec b/openvswitch.spec
index 6e20687..7d2c689 100644
--- a/openvswitch.spec
+++ b/openvswitch.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           openvswitch
 Version:        1.7.3
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Open vSwitch daemon/database/utilities
 
 # Nearly all of openvswitch is ASL 2.0.  The bugtool is LGPLv2+, and the
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ desktop-file-install --dir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications %{SOURCE6}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 12 2013 Thomas Graf <tgraf@redhat.com> - 1.7.3-8
+- Fix systemd service dependency loop (#818754)
+
 * Fri Jan 25 2013 Thomas Graf <tgraf@redhat.com> - 1.7.3-7
 - Auto-start openvswitch service on ifup/ifdown (#818754)
 - Add OVSREQUIRES to allow defining OpenFlow interface dependencies