diff --git a/nginx.logrotate b/nginx.logrotate
index 0d5b3f1..cffa62e 100644
--- a/nginx.logrotate
+++ b/nginx.logrotate
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     compress
     sharedscripts
     postrotate
-        /bin/systemctl kill --signal=SIGUSR1 nginx.service
+        /bin/kill -USR1 `cat /run/nginx.pid 2>/dev/null` 2>/dev/null || true
     endscript
 }
 
diff --git a/nginx.spec b/nginx.spec
index 551ed9a..95b86d0 100644
--- a/nginx.spec
+++ b/nginx.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Name:              nginx
 Epoch:             1
 Version:           1.2.6
-Release:           5%{?dist}
+Release:           6%{?dist}
 
 Summary:           A high performance web server and reverse proxy server
 Group:             System Environment/Daemons
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 05 2013 Jamie Nguyen <jamielinux@fedoraproject.org> - 1:1.2.6-6
+- use 'kill' instead of 'systemctl' when rotating log files to workaround
+  SELinux issue (#889151)
+
 * Wed Jan 23 2013 Jamie Nguyen <jamielinux@fedoraproject.org> - 1:1.2.6-5
 - uncomment "include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf by default but leave the
   conf.d directory empty (#903065)