diff --git a/units/fedora/prefdm.service b/units/fedora/prefdm.service
index 931b47f85d..22ee54dd57 100644
--- a/units/fedora/prefdm.service
+++ b/units/fedora/prefdm.service
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Conflicts=getty@tty1.service plymouth-quit.service
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
+Restart=restart-always
+RestartSec=0
 
 [Install]
 Alias=display-manager.service