diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index cbd56e8..27fad01 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
                                             'create 640 root root',
                                             'sharedscripts',
                                             'postrotate',
-                                            '    service syslog reload > /dev/null',
+                                            '    /sbin/service syslog reload > /dev/null',
                                             'endscript',
                                           ]
       }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse10 b/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse10
index 692e123..7c79eef 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse10
+++ b/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse10
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
     create 640 root root
     sharedscripts
     postrotate
-        service syslog reload > /dev/null
+        /sbin/service syslog reload > /dev/null
     endscript
 }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse11 b/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse11
index 692e123..7c79eef 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse11
+++ b/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse11
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
     create 640 root root
     sharedscripts
     postrotate
-        service syslog reload > /dev/null
+        /sbin/service syslog reload > /dev/null
     endscript
 }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse12 b/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse12
index 692e123..7c79eef 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse12
+++ b/spec/fixtures/logrotate.suse12
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
     create 640 root root
     sharedscripts
     postrotate
-        service syslog reload > /dev/null
+        /sbin/service syslog reload > /dev/null
     endscript
 }