diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index baeb96853d3c..32e3a5b7b8e5 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ in
 
     (import ../system/unix-odbc-drivers.nix)
 
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/klogd.nix)
+
+
 
     # security
     (import ../system/sudo.nix)
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/default.nix b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
index 1a3cf76740bb..69289bcf99d4 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/default.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ let
   jobs = map makeJob
     ([
     
-    # Klogd.
-    (import ../upstart-jobs/klogd.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) sysklogd writeText;
-      inherit config;
-    })
-
     # Makes LVM logical volumes available. 
     (import ../upstart-jobs/lvm.nix {
       inherit modprobe;
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/klogd.nix b/upstart-jobs/klogd.nix
index 35207b339bda..59ab51fea928 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/klogd.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/klogd.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,33 @@
-{sysklogd, writeText, config}:
+{pkgs, config, ...}:
 
+###### implementation
 let
+  inherit (pkgs.lib);
 
-  klogdCmd = "${sysklogd}/sbin/klogd -c 1 -2 -k $(dirname $(readlink -f /var/run/booted-system/kernel))/System.map";
+  klogdCmd = "${pkgs.sysklogd}/sbin/klogd -c 1 -2 -k $(dirname $(readlink -f /var/run/booted-system/kernel))/System.map";
 
 in
 
 {
-  name = "klogd";
-  
-  job = ''
-    description "Kernel log daemon"
-  
-    start on syslogd
-    stop on shutdown
 
-    start script
-      # !!! this hangs for some reason (it blocks reading from
-      # /proc/kmsg).
-      #${klogdCmd} -o
-    end script
+  services = {
+    extraJobs = [{
+      name = "klogd";
+      
+      job = ''
+        description "Kernel log daemon"
+      
+        start on syslogd
+        stop on shutdown
 
-    respawn ${klogdCmd} -n
-  '';
+        start script
+          # !!! this hangs for some reason (it blocks reading from
+          # /proc/kmsg).
+          #${klogdCmd} -o
+        end script
+
+        respawn ${klogdCmd} -n
+      '';
+    }];
+  };
 }