diff --git a/debian/acrnd.install b/debian/acrnd.install
index 25e6e5e81..512b12dfd 100644
--- a/debian/acrnd.install
+++ b/debian/acrnd.install
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 usr/bin/acrnd
 usr/bin/acrnctl
 usr/share/doc/acrnd/examples/
+lib/systemd/system/acrnd.service
diff --git a/debian/acrnd.service b/debian/acrnd.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 5069621f7..000000000
--- a/debian/acrnd.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=ACRN manager deamon
-After=systemd-resolved.service
-ConditionPathExists=/sys/kernel/debug/gvt
-ConditionPathExists=/dev/acrn_hsm
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/acrnd -t
-StandardOutput=journal
-StandardError=journal
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 85c5bbc86..04c9467d8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Description: Devicemodel for ACRN Hypervisor
 
 Package: acrnd
 Architecture: amd64
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, acrn-lifemngr
 Suggests: acrn-doc
 Description: ACRN Hypervisor control daemon
  ACRN is an open source reference hypervisor, built to meet the unique
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 87a0c7c13..8b23f7bc6 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -274,9 +274,6 @@ override_dh_auto_install-arch:
 	$(Q)sed -i 's/acrn_tap\* //g'						\
 		$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/acrnd/examples/50-acrn.network
 	@:
-	@# remove acrnd.service, use explicitly provided service file instead
-	$(Q)rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(systemd_unitdir)/system/acrnd.service
-	@:
 	@# move devicemodel samples
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/acrn-devicemodel
 	$(Q)mv $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/acrn/samples				\