diff --git a/src/core/shutdown.c b/src/core/shutdown.c
index 167c6a9c5d..cc31b33f1c 100644
--- a/src/core/shutdown.c
+++ b/src/core/shutdown.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         /* journald will die if not gone yet. The log target defaults
          * to console, but may have been changed by command line options. */
 
+        log_set_prohibit_ipc(true);
         log_open();
 
         umask(0022);