diff --git a/salt/salt/service/salt-minion.service.jinja b/salt/salt/service/salt-minion.service.jinja
index ba5702654..c44f084d6 100644
--- a/salt/salt/service/salt-minion.service.jinja
+++ b/salt/salt/service/salt-minion.service.jinja
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Documentation=man:salt-minion(1) file:///usr/share/doc/salt/html/contents.html h
 After=network.target salt-master.service
 
 [Service]
-KillMode=process
+KillMode=control-group
 Type=notify
 NotifyAccess=all
 LimitNOFILE=8192