diff --git a/distros/debian8/patches/02_service-file-name.diff b/distros/debian8/patches/02_service-file-name.diff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73ee7b710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distros/debian8/patches/02_service-file-name.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- a/scripts/zmsystemctl.pl.in
++++ b/scripts/zmsystemctl.pl.in
+@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ if ( !$path || $status ) {
+ }
+ 
+ Info( "Redirecting command through systemctl\n" );
+-exec("$path $command zoneminder");
++exec("$path $command zoneminder-core");
+ 
diff --git a/distros/debian8/patches/series b/distros/debian8/patches/series
index b479dc507..a7d63eddc 100644
--- a/distros/debian8/patches/series
+++ b/distros/debian8/patches/series
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 01_vendor-perl.diff
+02_service-file-name.diff