diff --git a/roles/transmission/tasks/install.yml b/roles/transmission/tasks/install.yml
index 280d210f7..4ab86a05d 100644
--- a/roles/transmission/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/transmission/tasks/install.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@
       make
       make install
 
-  - name: Attempt surgery on /lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service changing /usr/bin/transmission* to /usr/local/bin/transmission*
-    command: sed -i 's#/usr/bin/transmission#/usr/local/bin/transmission#' /lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service    # daemon_reload handled by enable-or-disable.yml
+  - name: Attempt surgery on /lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service (1) changing --log-error to --log-level=error (2) changing /usr/bin/transmission* to /usr/local/bin/transmission*
+    shell: |
+      sed -i 's/--log-error/--log-level=error/' /lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service    # --log-error deprecated since 2020
+      sed -i 's#/usr/bin/transmission#/usr/local/bin/transmission#' /lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service    # daemon_reload handled by enable-or-disable.yml
 
   when: transmission_compile_latest