diff --git a/manifests/daemon.pp b/manifests/daemon.pp
index 4c752b838..0988ce453 100644
--- a/manifests/daemon.pp
+++ b/manifests/daemon.pp
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@
         content => template('prometheus/daemon.systemd.erb'),
         notify  => $notify_service,
       }
+      # Puppet 5 doesn't have https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-3483
+      # and camptocamp/systemd only creates this relationship when managing the service
+      if $manage_service and versioncmp($facts['puppetversion'],'6.1.0') < 0 {
+        Class['systemd::systemctl::daemon_reload'] -> Service[$name]
+      }
     }
     # service_provider returns redhat on CentOS using sysv, https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-5296
     'sysv','redhat': {
diff --git a/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb b/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb
index 546e537c3..857bd4587 100644
--- a/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@
               )
             }
 
+            if Gem::Version.new(facts[:puppetversion]) < Gem::Version.new('6.1.0')
+              it { is_expected.to contain_class('systemd::systemctl::daemon_reload').that_comes_before('Service[smurf_exporter]') }
+            end
+
             context 'with overidden bin_name' do
               let(:params) do
                 parameters.merge(bin_name: 'notsmurf_exporter')