diff --git a/units/systemd-logger.service.in b/units/systemd-logger.service.in
index f82db15ac..484df7a23 100644
--- a/units/systemd-logger.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-logger.service.in
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Stdio Syslog Bridge
 DefaultDependencies=no
+Requires=syslog.socket
 After=syslog.socket
 
 [Service]