diff --git a/recipes-extra/openvpn/openvpn/openvpn.service b/recipes-extra/openvpn/openvpn/openvpn.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0075cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-extra/openvpn/openvpn/openvpn.service
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# This service is actually a systemd target,
+# but we are using a service since targets cannot be reloaded.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=OpenVPN service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/bin/true
+ExecReload=/bin/true
+WorkingDirectory=/etc/openvpn
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+
diff --git a/recipes-extra/openvpn/openvpn_2.5.8.bb b/recipes-extra/openvpn/openvpn_2.5.8.bb
index c3c7a55..4809548 100644
--- a/recipes-extra/openvpn/openvpn_2.5.8.bb
+++ b/recipes-extra/openvpn/openvpn_2.5.8.bb
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ DEPENDS = "lzo openssl iproute2 ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', '
 
 inherit autotools systemd update-rc.d pkgconfig
 
+PR = "r1"
+
 SRC_URI = "http://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/releases/${BP}.tar.gz \
            file://0001-configure.ac-eliminate-build-path-from-openvpn-versi.patch \
            file://openvpn \
+           file://openvpn.service \
           "
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://openvpn.net/community-downloads"
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ do_install_append() {
     install -m 644 ${S}/sample/sample-scripts/* ${D}${sysconfdir}/openvpn/sample/sample-scripts
 
     install -d -m 710 ${D}/${localstatedir}/lib/openvpn
+
+    # Keep openvpn.service to match manuals (SYS#6303)
+    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/openvpn.service ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}
 }
 
 PACKAGES =+ " ${PN}-sample "
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "kernel-module-tun"
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${libdir}/openvpn/plugins/.debug"
 FILES_${PN} += "${systemd_system_unitdir}/openvpn-server@.service \
                 ${systemd_system_unitdir}/openvpn-client@.service \
+                ${systemd_system_unitdir}/openvpn.service \
                 ${nonarch_libdir}/tmpfiles.d \
                "
 FILES_${PN}-sample = "${sysconfdir}/openvpn/sample/ \