diff --git a/src/locking/virtlockd.service.in b/src/locking/virtlockd.service.in
index 18873f86a6..f12c3040e9 100644
--- a/src/locking/virtlockd.service.in
+++ b/src/locking/virtlockd.service.in
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ OOMScoreAdjust=-900
 LimitNOFILE=1024:524288
 
 [Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
 Also=virtlockd.socket
 Also=virtlockd-admin.socket
diff --git a/src/logging/virtlogd.service.in b/src/logging/virtlogd.service.in
index 14a991f348..e665e8a02e 100644
--- a/src/logging/virtlogd.service.in
+++ b/src/logging/virtlogd.service.in
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ OOMScoreAdjust=-900
 LimitNOFILE=1024:524288
 
 [Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
 Also=virtlogd.socket
 Also=virtlogd-admin.socket