diff --git a/srcpkgs/mdnsd/files/mdnsd/run b/srcpkgs/mdnsd/files/mdnsd/run
index 1267cb96319..a03f0dc01b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mdnsd/files/mdnsd/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/mdnsd/files/mdnsd/run
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ exec 2>&1
 
 [ -r ./conf ] && . ./conf
 
-exec chpst -u nobody:nogroup mdnsd -n ${OPTS}
+exec 2>&1
+exec setpriv --reuid _mdnsd --regid _mdnsd --clear-groups \
+	--ambient-caps +net_raw --inh-caps +net_raw --bounding-set -all,+net_raw \
+	--no-new-privs -- mdnsd -n ${OPTS}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mdnsd/template b/srcpkgs/mdnsd/template
index f0cdd42c410..65affd6a235 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mdnsd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mdnsd/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'mdnsd'
 pkgname=mdnsd
-version=1.1
+version=1.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-systemd=/usr/lib/systemd/system"
 hostmakedepends="autoconf automake pkg-config libtool"
 short_desc="Embeddable Multicast DNS Daemon"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -10,10 +11,12 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/troglobit/mdnsd"
 changelog="https://github.com/troglobit/mdnsd/raw/master/ChangeLog.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/troglobit/mdnsd/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8f3e91b27dc5c0c25d23f016d6913c7a0c1f081453a605ed4c9a17f1db1bcdb6
+checksum=93464af8f775184dd93fc90c72dd62e958f952294625cf0a1e77311aa9fa1d84
 
+system_accounts="_mdnsd"
 conf_files="
  /etc/mdns.d/ssh.service"
+
 conflicts="mDNSResponder"
 
 pre_configure() {
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 }
 
 post_install() {
-	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/mdnsd/LICENSE
+	rm "${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/mdnsd/LICENSE"
 	vsv mdnsd
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }