diff --git a/tools/libvirt-guests.service.in b/tools/libvirt-guests.service.in
index bc63e917a6..db28f3ff6a 100644
--- a/tools/libvirt-guests.service.in
+++ b/tools/libvirt-guests.service.in
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests
 # out the code
 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/libvirt-guests start
 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/libvirt-guests stop
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target