diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ce5772d559..55a81abc69 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -368,8 +368,10 @@ case $with_distro in
         altlinux)
                 SYSTEM_SYSVINIT_PATH=/etc/rc.d/init.d
                 SYSTEM_SYSVRCND_PATH=/etc/rc.d
+                SPECIAL_SYSLOG_SERVICE=syslogd.service
                 AC_DEFINE(TARGET_ALTLINUX, [], [Target is ALTLinux])
                 M4_DISTRO_FLAG=-DTARGET_ALTLINUX=1
+		have_plymouth=true
                 ;;
         other)
                 AS_IF([test "x$with_syslog_service" = "x"],
diff --git a/units/getty@.service.m4 b/units/getty@.service.m4
index a016ba2c68..d282912274 100644
--- a/units/getty@.service.m4
+++ b/units/getty@.service.m4
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ After=rc-local.service
 m4_ifdef(`TARGET_FRUGALWARE',
 After=local.service
 )m4_dnl
+m4_ifdef(`TARGET_ALTLINUX',
+After=rc-local.service
+)m4_dnl
 
 # If additional gettys are spawned during boot then we should make
 # sure that this is synchronized before getty.target, even though
diff --git a/units/serial-getty@.service.m4 b/units/serial-getty@.service.m4
index 82414ea664..2b3c8edd57 100644
--- a/units/serial-getty@.service.m4
+++ b/units/serial-getty@.service.m4
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ After=rc-local.service
 m4_ifdef(`TARGET_FRUGALWARE',
 After=local.service
 )m4_dnl
+m4_ifdef(`TARGET_ALTLINUX',
+After=rc-local.service
+)m4_dnl
 
 # If additional gettys are spawned during boot then we should make
 # sure that this is synchronized before getty.target, even though