diff --git a/contrib/unbound.service.in b/contrib/unbound.service.in
index 334ab6d17..6eb2d0c3f 100644
--- a/contrib/unbound.service.in
+++ b/contrib/unbound.service.in
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ Wants=nss-lookup.target
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+ExecReload=+/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 ExecStart=@UNBOUND_SBIN_DIR@/unbound -d
 NotifyAccess=main
 Type=notify
-CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_IPC_LOCK CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SYS_CHROOT CAP_SYS_RESOURCE CAP_NET_RAW CAP_KILL
+CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_IPC_LOCK CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SYS_CHROOT CAP_SYS_RESOURCE CAP_NET_RAW
 MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
 NoNewPrivileges=true
 PrivateDevices=true