diff --git a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
index 9b5a1a87f0ac..7e5195e7a546 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Documentation=man:podman-system-service(1)
 StartLimitIntervalSec=0
 
 [Service]
-Type=notify
+Type=exec
 KillMode=process
 Environment=LOGGING="--log-level=info"
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman $LOGGING system service