1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/service.c b/src/core/service.c
index 51297846f9..3a2ef01570 100644
--- a/src/core/service.c
+++ b/src/core/service.c
@@ -1376,6 +1376,14 @@ static int service_load_pid_file(Service *s, bool may_warn) {
                 return -ESRCH;
         }
 
+        if (get_process_state(pid) == 'Z') {
+                if (may_warn)
+                        log_info_unit(UNIT(s)->id,
+                                      "PID "PID_FMT" read from file %s is a zombie.",
+                                      pid, s->pid_file);
+                return -ESRCH;
+        }
+
         if (s->main_pid_known) {
                 if (pid == s->main_pid)
                         return 0;