diff --git a/dist/systemd/nomad.service b/dist/systemd/nomad.service
index 44545152779..331d2f31313 100644
--- a/dist/systemd/nomad.service
+++ b/dist/systemd/nomad.service
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Description=Nomad
 Documentation=https://nomadproject.io/docs/
 
 [Service]
+KillMode=process
+KillSignal=SIGINT
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/nomad agent -config /etc/nomad
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 LimitNOFILE=65536