diff --git a/src/xdg-autostart-generator/xdg-autostart-service.c b/src/xdg-autostart-generator/xdg-autostart-service.c
index 9317e9d028..da5e79dcff 100644
--- a/src/xdg-autostart-generator/xdg-autostart-service.c
+++ b/src/xdg-autostart-generator/xdg-autostart-service.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ int xdg_autostart_service_generate_unit(
 
         fprintf(f,
                 "\n[Service]\n"
-                "Type=simple\n"
+                "Type=exec\n"
                 "ExecStart=:%s\n"
                 "Restart=no\n"
                 "TimeoutSec=5s\n"