diff --git a/contrib/systemd/haproxy.service.in b/contrib/systemd/haproxy.service.in
index 1a3d2c0..0bc5420 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/haproxy.service.in
+++ b/contrib/systemd/haproxy.service.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@SBINDIR@/haproxy-systemd-wrapper -f /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg -p /run/haproxy.pid
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR2 $MAINPID
+KillMode=mixed
 Restart=always
 
 [Install]