diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd9a9035ee..4a545db9c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ uninstall: uninstall-dbus-policy
 	- rm $(configdir)/udev.permissions
 	- rm $(configdir)/udev.rules
 	- rm $(configdir)/udev.conf
+	- rm $(initdir)/udev
 	- rm $(mandir)/man8/udev.8
 	- rm $(sbindir)/$(ROOT)
 	- rmdir $(hotplugdir)
diff --git a/udev.spec b/udev.spec
index bd455ef2b1..516239bc6d 100644
--- a/udev.spec
+++ b/udev.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ make CC="gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 %install
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 
+%post
+/sbin/chkconfig --add udev
+
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %attr(0644,root,root) %{_mandir}/man8/udev.8*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 16 2003 Robert Love <rml@ximian.com>
+- install the initscript and run chkconfig on it
+
 * Tue Nov 2 2003 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
 - changes due to config file name changes