diff --git a/units/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.in b/units/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.in
index f4178f495a..9042521c9d 100644
--- a/units/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.in
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ ConditionPathExists=/dev/tty0
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
 ExecStart=@rootlibexecdir@/systemd-vconsole-setup