diff --git a/system/init.cpp b/system/init.cpp
index 6d8d1bb7..7215d45a 100644
--- a/system/init.cpp
+++ b/system/init.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ static Result<void> try_start_service(Service& service)
     {
         if (service.wait_notify) { notifier.hook(); }
         auto rc = service_child(service, new_stdout, new_stderr, new_stdin);
+        if (service.wait_notify) { notifier.unhook(); }
         if (rc.has_error())
         {
             do_errlog("[child %d] failed to start service %s due to error: %s\n", getpid(), service.name.chars(),