diff --git a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
index e876fe304c..4a63735a3b 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Documentation=man:podman-system-service(1)
 StartLimitIntervalSec=0
 
 [Service]
-Type=oneshot
+Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman system service
 
 [Install]