diff --git a/contrib/gentoo/systemd/ebusd.service b/contrib/gentoo/systemd/ebusd.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=eBUS daemon
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+User=ebusd
+Group=ebusd
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ebusd ${EBUSD_OPTS}
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target