diff --git a/rpm/tvheadend.service b/rpm/tvheadend.service
index 78d4b071..cd2ff344 100644
--- a/rpm/tvheadend.service
+++ b/rpm/tvheadend.service
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ After=syslog.target network.target auditd.service
 
 [Service]
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/tvheadend
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/tvheadend -f -p /var/run/tvheadend.pid -u $OPTIONS
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/tvheadend -f -p /var/run/tvheadend.pid $OPTIONS
 PIDFile=/var/run/tvheadend.pid
 Type=forking
 Restart=on-failure