diff --git a/units/user@.service.in b/units/user@.service.in
index e898b39783..ace24369dd 100644
--- a/units/user@.service.in
+++ b/units/user@.service.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ IgnoreOnIsolate=yes
 User=%i
 PAMName=systemd-user
 Type=notify
-ExecStart=-@rootlibexecdir@/systemd --user
+ExecStart=@rootlibexecdir@/systemd --user
 Slice=user-%i.slice
 KillMode=mixed
 Delegate=pids memory