diff --git a/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in b/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in
index b3055cfe2929..531498fa6c8d 100644
--- a/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in
+++ b/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ExecStart=@@bindir@/nix-daemon nix-daemon --daemon
 KillMode=process
 LimitNOFILE=1048576
 TasksMax=1048576
-Delegate=yes
+Delegate=
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target