diff --git a/glusterfs/server/service.sls b/glusterfs/server/service.sls
index e12f660..0a659ff 100644
--- a/glusterfs/server/service.sls
+++ b/glusterfs/server/service.sls
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     - names: {{ server.pkgs }}
 
 {# Backward compatibility issue, remove when old versions (<3.11.3) are not used any more #}
-  {% if salt['file.file_exists']('/etc/init.d/glusterfs-server') %}
 glusterfs_service_symlink:
   file.symlink:
     - name: /etc/init.d/glusterd
@@ -23,7 +22,11 @@
     - enable: False
     - onchanges:
       - file: glusterfs_service_symlink
-  {% endif %}
+    - require_in:
+      - service: glusterfs_service
+    - onlyif:
+        ls /etc/init.d/glusterfs-server
+{# end of backward compatibility change #}
 
   {%- if server.recover_peers is defined %}
     {%- for peer_name, peer_data in server.recover_peers.iteritems() %}