diff --git a/admin/systemd/haproxy.service.in b/admin/systemd/haproxy.service.in
index 05fc59579..cb7bbda6c 100644
--- a/admin/systemd/haproxy.service.in
+++ b/admin/systemd/haproxy.service.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/haproxy
 Environment="CONFIG=/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg" "PIDFILE=/run/haproxy.pid" "EXTRAOPTS=-S /run/haproxy-master.sock"
 ExecStartPre=@SBINDIR@/haproxy -f $CONFIG -c -q $EXTRAOPTS
 ExecStart=@SBINDIR@/haproxy -Ws -f $CONFIG -p $PIDFILE $EXTRAOPTS
-ExecReload=@SBINDIR@/haproxy -f $CONFIG -c -q $EXTRAOPTS
+ExecReload=@SBINDIR@/haproxy -Ws -f $CONFIG -c -q $EXTRAOPTS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR2 $MAINPID
 KillMode=mixed
 Restart=always