diff --git a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
index d75b1ee717..d466f88413 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ StartLimitIntervalSec=0
 Type=oneshot
 Environment=REGISTRIES_CONFIG_PATH=/etc/containers/registries.conf
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman system service
-KillMode=process
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target