diff --git a/scheduler/org.cups.cupsd.service.in b/scheduler/org.cups.cupsd.service.in
index c02412fb0..18b5e0386 100644
--- a/scheduler/org.cups.cupsd.service.in
+++ b/scheduler/org.cups.cupsd.service.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=CUPS Scheduler
 Documentation=man:cupsd(8)
 After=network.target nss-user-lookup.target
+Requires=cups.socket
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/cupsd -l