diff --git a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-fixes/systemd/systemd_sysmocom.inc b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-fixes/systemd/systemd_sysmocom.inc
index 4554b692f4..77bc670dc9 100644
--- a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-fixes/systemd/systemd_sysmocom.inc
+++ b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-fixes/systemd/systemd_sysmocom.inc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pkg_postinst_${PN}_append () {
 
         # disable journald because its using to much cpu under stress logging
         for i in ${SYSMOCOM_DISABLED_JOURNALD_SERVICES} ; do
-            systemctl ${OPTS} mask $i.service
+            systemctl ${OPTS} mask $i
         done
 
 }