diff --git a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service.in b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service.in
index 9a7e04fd4a..c1a5952b5c 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service.in
+++ b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Documentation=man:podman-system-service(1)
 StartLimitIntervalSec=0
 
 [Service]
+Delegate=true
 Type=exec
 KillMode=process
 Environment=LOGGING="--log-level=info"