1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 2f699cd1e6..07b6e4e05a 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -1708,6 +1708,7 @@ static int service_start(Unit *u) {
         /* Make sure we don't enter a busy loop of some kind. */
         if (!ratelimit_test(&s->ratelimit)) {
                 log_warning("%s start request repeated too quickly, refusing to start.", u->meta.id);
+                service_enter_dead(s, false, true);
                 return -ECANCELED;
         }