diff --git a/script/ethercat.service.in b/script/ethercat.service.in
index 210037d8..e943e49c 100644
--- a/script/ethercat.service.in
+++ b/script/ethercat.service.in
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 ExecStart=@prefix@/sbin/ethercatctl start
 ExecStop=@prefix@/sbin/ethercatctl stop
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target