diff --git a/units/systemd-machined.service.in b/units/systemd-machined.service.in
index fa344d487d..3db0281f81 100644
--- a/units/systemd-machined.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-machined.service.in
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ LockPersonality=yes
 MemoryDenyWriteExecute=yes
 NoNewPrivileges=yes
 ProtectHostname=yes
-ProtectKernelLogs=yes
 RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_UNIX AF_NETLINK AF_INET AF_INET6
 RestrictRealtime=yes
 SystemCallArchitectures=native