diff --git a/0001-Use-systemctl-instead-of-chkconfig-for-enabling-disa.patch b/0001-Use-systemctl-instead-of-chkconfig-for-enabling-disa.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5262bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Use-systemctl-instead-of-chkconfig-for-enabling-disa.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 13d352e87d2bc055273e34760ba8b389270519ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2019 07:01:17 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Use systemctl instead of chkconfig for enabling/disabling
+ services
+
+---
+ imgcreate/kickstart.py | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/imgcreate/kickstart.py b/imgcreate/kickstart.py
+index 32d26b2..62396b3 100644
+--- a/imgcreate/kickstart.py
++++ b/imgcreate/kickstart.py
+@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ class ServicesConfig(KickstartConfig):
+     """A class to apply a kickstart services configuration to a system."""
+     def apply(self, ksservices):
+ 
+-        if fs.chrootentitycheck('chkconfig', self.instroot):
++        if fs.chrootentitycheck('systemctl', self.instroot):
+             for s in ksservices.enabled:
+-                subprocess.call(['chkconfig', s, 'on'], preexec_fn=self.chroot)
++                subprocess.call(['systemctl', 'enable', s], preexec_fn=self.chroot)
+             for s in ksservices.disabled:
+-                subprocess.call(['chkconfig', s, 'off'], preexec_fn=self.chroot)
++                subprocess.call(['systemctl', 'disable', s], preexec_fn=self.chroot)
+ 
+ class XConfig(KickstartConfig):
+     """A class to apply a kickstart X configuration to a system."""
+-- 
+2.20.1
+
diff --git a/livecd-tools.spec b/livecd-tools.spec
index 4677e9e..74ee199 100644
--- a/livecd-tools.spec
+++ b/livecd-tools.spec
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@
 Summary: Tools for building live CDs
 Name: livecd-tools
 Version: 26.1
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 License: GPLv2
 URL: https://github.com/livecd-tools/livecd-tools
 Source0: https://releases.pagure.org/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+# Backport from upstream
+## Use systemctl instead of chkconfig (rhbz#1696064)
+Patch0001: 0001-Use-systemctl-instead-of-chkconfig-for-enabling-disa.patch
+
 %if %{with python2}
 BuildRequires: python2-devel
 %endif
@@ -217,6 +221,9 @@ rm -rfv %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/livecd-iso-to-*
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 04 2019 Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com> - 1:26.1-3
+- Backport fix from upstream to use systemctl instead of chkconfig (RH#1696064)
+
 * Fri Feb 01 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1:26.1-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild