diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd.service.in b/daemon/libvirtd.service.in
index 8f2458af0c..d6e46ab64d 100644
--- a/daemon/libvirtd.service.in
+++ b/daemon/libvirtd.service.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Before=libvirt-guests.service
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/libvirtd $LIBVIRTD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+KillMode=process
 # Override the maximum number of opened files
 #LimitNOFILE=2048