diff --git a/meta-systemd/oe-core/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear/dropbear@.service b/meta-systemd/oe-core/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear/dropbear@.service
index 813788fe38..59ed07b6d0 100644
--- a/meta-systemd/oe-core/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear/dropbear@.service
+++ b/meta-systemd/oe-core/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear/dropbear@.service
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/dropbear
 ExecStart=-/usr/sbin/dropbear -i -r /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key -p 22 $DROPBEAR_EXTRA_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 StandardInput=socket
+KillMode=process