diff --git a/src/boot/ostree-prepare-root.service b/src/boot/ostree-prepare-root.service
index 5467bcfd..455afc3e 100644
--- a/src/boot/ostree-prepare-root.service
+++ b/src/boot/ostree-prepare-root.service
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ ExecStart=/usr/lib/ostree/ostree-prepare-root /sysroot
 StandardInput=null
 StandardOutput=syslog
 StandardError=syslog+console
+RemainAfterExit=yes