diff --git a/changes/bug16162 b/changes/bug16162
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3732424b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug16162
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+  o Minor bugfixes (systemd):
+    - Tor's systemd unit file no longer contains extraneous spaces.
+      These spaces would sometimes confuse tools like deb-systemd-helper.
+      Fixes bug 16162; bugfix on 0.2.5.5-alpha.
diff --git a/contrib/dist/tor.service.in b/contrib/dist/tor.service.in
index ae339ff84..9c1a255b2 100644
--- a/contrib/dist/tor.service.in
+++ b/contrib/dist/tor.service.in
@@ -5,31 +5,31 @@
 # for your tor.service; it is not the last point.
 
 [Unit]
-Description = Anonymizing overlay network for TCP
-After = syslog.target network.target nss-lookup.target
+Description=Anonymizing overlay network for TCP
+After=syslog.target network.target nss-lookup.target
 
 [Service]
-Type = notify
-NotifyAccess = all
-ExecStartPre = @BINDIR@/tor -f @CONFDIR@/torrc --verify-config
-ExecStart = @BINDIR@/tor -f @CONFDIR@/torrc
-ExecReload = /bin/kill -HUP ${MAINPID}
-KillSignal = SIGINT
-TimeoutSec = 30
-Restart = on-failure
-WatchdogSec = 1m
-LimitNOFILE = 32768
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=all
+ExecStartPre=@BINDIR@/tor -f @CONFDIR@/torrc --verify-config
+ExecStart=@BINDIR@/tor -f @CONFDIR@/torrc
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP ${MAINPID}
+KillSignal=SIGINT
+TimeoutSec=30
+Restart=on-failure
+WatchdogSec=1m
+LimitNOFILE=32768
 
 # Hardening
-PrivateTmp = yes
-PrivateDevices = yes
-ProtectHome = yes
-ProtectSystem = full
-ReadOnlyDirectories = /
-ReadWriteDirectories = -@LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor
-ReadWriteDirectories = -@LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/tor
-NoNewPrivileges = yes
-CapabilityBoundingSet = CAP_SETUID CAP_SETGID CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
+PrivateTmp=yes
+PrivateDevices=yes
+ProtectHome=yes
+ProtectSystem=full
+ReadOnlyDirectories=/
+ReadWriteDirectories=-@LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor
+ReadWriteDirectories=-@LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/tor
+NoNewPrivileges=yes
+CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_SETUID CAP_SETGID CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy = multi-user.target
+WantedBy=multi-user.target