diff --git a/src/locking/virtlockd.socket.in b/src/locking/virtlockd.socket.in
index 52014f45ec..4ce75391ae 100644
--- a/src/locking/virtlockd.socket.in
+++ b/src/locking/virtlockd.socket.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Before=libvirtd.service
 
 [Socket]
 ListenStream=@runstatedir@/libvirt/virtlockd-sock
+Service=virtlockd.service
 SocketMode=0600
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/src/logging/virtlogd.socket.in b/src/logging/virtlogd.socket.in
index 9749a33197..ff3e66e09b 100644
--- a/src/logging/virtlogd.socket.in
+++ b/src/logging/virtlogd.socket.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Before=libvirtd.service
 
 [Socket]
 ListenStream=@runstatedir@/libvirt/virtlogd-sock
+Service=virtlogd.service
 SocketMode=0600
 
 [Install]