1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/unit.c b/src/core/unit.c
index f7d6289905..956711d500 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.c
+++ b/src/core/unit.c
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ Unit *unit_new(Manager *m, size_t size) {
         u->unit_file_preset = -1;
         u->on_failure_job_mode = JOB_REPLACE;
 
+        RATELIMIT_INIT(u->check_unneeded_ratelimit, 10 * USEC_PER_SEC, 16);
+
         return u;
 }
 
@@ -1622,6 +1624,14 @@ static void unit_check_unneeded(Unit *u) {
                         if (unit_active_or_pending(other))
                                 return;
 
+        /* If stopping a unit fails continously we might enter a stop
+         * loop here, hence stop acting on the service being
+         * unnecessary after a while. */
+        if (!ratelimit_test(&u->check_unneeded_ratelimit)) {
+                log_unit_warning(u, "Unit not needed anymore, but not stopping since we tried this too often recently.");
+                return;
+        }
+
         log_unit_info(u, "Unit not needed anymore. Stopping.");
 
         /* Ok, nobody needs us anymore. Sniff. Then let's commit suicide */