diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 09213e22..b75809f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 * ntpd: Add leapfile configuration setting to ntpd on debian 10+
 * packweb-apache: install phpMyAdmin from buster-backports
 * spamassassin: change dependency on evomaintenance
+* squid: must be started in foreground mode for systemd
 * squid: remove obsolete variable on Squid 4
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/squid/files/systemd-override.conf b/squid/files/systemd-override.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index eab76a17..00000000
--- a/squid/files/systemd-override.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# systemd override for Squid
-[Service]
-ExecStart=
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/squid -sYC -f /etc/squid/evolinux-defaults.conf
diff --git a/squid/tasks/systemd.yml b/squid/tasks/systemd.yml
index 82b8760c..ac9eb7e9 100644
--- a/squid/tasks/systemd.yml
+++ b/squid/tasks/systemd.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     mode: "0755"
 
 - name: "Squid systemd unit service is present"
-  copy:
-    src: systemd-override.conf
+  template:
+    src: systemd-override.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/squid.service.d/override.conf
     force: yes
   register: _squid_systemd_override
diff --git a/squid/templates/systemd-override.conf.j2 b/squid/templates/systemd-override.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee3ff666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/squid/templates/systemd-override.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# systemd override for Squid
+[Service]
+ExecStart=
+{% if ansible_distribution_major_version is version('11', '>=') %}
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/squid --foreground -sYC -f /etc/squid/evolinux-defaults.conf
+{% else %}
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/squid -sYC -f /etc/squid/evolinux-defaults.conf
+{% endif %}