diff --git a/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/Manifest b/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/Manifest
index 2092327..1727a81 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/Manifest
+++ b/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/Manifest
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-EBUILD dracut-sshd-9999.ebuild 486 BLAKE2B 2f4715cfac1a6e680334f7637895453569d0f4be9f8b6b8e48f28d54c6460e93dd81b6db05f28104328f8340e81d1cb9bd67c3ba58cf52bf2523924ea1dcc225 SHA512 33437a308eb372948b7da77100db3d595a55ec31cc4dfa3e5c178a6a003b3e2a4f8f95a1016081b95395710f18953ad343c4ff26e16e8f00d0f8d5c90ff61d2c
+AUX gentoo-sshd.service.patch 742 BLAKE2B d4271e9280d97d60717dd8b934e55ac8b8d716bd439b36726ba33c8686c76368701edfa3086238d72bcc1b541ea90d7ddd01b973a2f076e4ac0e9e8788119b19 SHA512 be10794d77c7b47f46aa0033f2990504b7638be8eeec6ff1983b91fa71b2cdc070f48c10432bb34f21eeabfb9d9f66437006dd47fd7973bc209758dbe27787b6
+EBUILD dracut-sshd-9999.ebuild 539 BLAKE2B c533f0fb66bad09a907e9b767944e518d5d6cf4fee81ce8b9dc99a9a4b96e19a24f6e31ee97f931b7b229bdffe3502c30c4a1249fbd24af352a84c594707ddf8 SHA512 bc49a85133677791fa162a0c18567fcf2542b2534f95ac66e219773eaf2b68c7a84a28385b86e1a5c97c355470efabbe9e31a6f39644bddf9dfe0b422717f123
diff --git a/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/dracut-sshd-9999.ebuild b/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/dracut-sshd-9999.ebuild
index 8f790b4..fbefe3a 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/dracut-sshd-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/dracut-sshd-9999.ebuild
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ IUSE=""
 DEPEND="sys-kernel/dracut"
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/gentoo-sshd.service.patch" )
+
 src_install () {
 	insinto /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d
 	doins -r 46sshd
diff --git a/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/files/gentoo-sshd.service.patch b/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/files/gentoo-sshd.service.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..720e850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-kernel/dracut-sshd/files/gentoo-sshd.service.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/46sshd/sshd.service	2020-11-15 11:18:05.875510770 +0100
++++ b/46sshd/sshd.service	2020-11-15 11:18:58.253009836 +0100
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
+ #
+ # On distributions such as Gentoo, sshd doesn't come with
+ # systemd support, thus, one has to set `Type=simple` there.
+-Type=notify
++Type=simple
+ 
+ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/opensshserver.config
+ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/openssh-server.config
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
+ 
+ # Start command requires the `-e` option if and only if `Type=simple`
+ # is configured, see above.
+-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $SSHD_OPTS $OPTIONS $CRYPTO_POLICY
++ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D -e $SSHD_OPTS $OPTIONS $CRYPTO_POLICY
+ 
+ ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+ KillMode=process