diff --git a/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in b/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in
index 45fbea02c..b3055cfe2 100644
--- a/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in
+++ b/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ExecStart=@@bindir@/nix-daemon nix-daemon --daemon
 KillMode=process
 LimitNOFILE=1048576
 TasksMax=1048576
+Delegate=yes
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target