diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/service.rb b/Library/Homebrew/service.rb
index 87c7f54693..50e5652604 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/service.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/service.rb
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ module Homebrew
         Description=Homebrew generated unit for #{@formula.name}
 
         [Install]
-        WantedBy=multi-user.target
+        WantedBy=default.target
 
         [Service]
       EOS
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb
index e3fab49f3a..f5c68d3c85 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ describe Homebrew::Service do
         Description=Homebrew generated unit for formula_name
 
         [Install]
-        WantedBy=multi-user.target
+        WantedBy=default.target
 
         [Service]
         Type=simple
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ describe Homebrew::Service do
         Description=Homebrew generated unit for formula_name
 
         [Install]
-        WantedBy=multi-user.target
+        WantedBy=default.target
 
         [Service]
         Type=oneshot