diff --git a/misc/cbc_attach/Makefile b/misc/cbc_attach/Makefile
index 39315453c..b138deb2c 100644
--- a/misc/cbc_attach/Makefile
+++ b/misc/cbc_attach/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 OUT_DIR ?= .
 
 all:
-	gcc -o $(OUT_DIR)/cbc_attach cbc_attach.c -lsystemd
+	gcc -o $(OUT_DIR)/cbc_attach cbc_attach.c
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(OUT_DIR)/cbc_attach
diff --git a/misc/cbc_attach/cbc_attach.c b/misc/cbc_attach/cbc_attach.c
index 3eb3c7b49..6dbd16b1c 100644
--- a/misc/cbc_attach/cbc_attach.c
+++ b/misc/cbc_attach/cbc_attach.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #ifndef ANDROID_BUILD
-#include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>
 #define APP_INFO "v" VERSION_STRING
 #else
 #define APP_INFO ""
@@ -403,13 +403,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	} while (retry_time > 0);
 
-
-#ifndef ANDROID_BUILD
-	/* it is recommended by systemd to ignore the return value of
-	 * sd_notify()
-	 */
-	(void)sd_notify(0, "READY=1");
-#endif
 	if (success) {
 		pause();
 		cbc_attach_shutdown(&deviceFd);
diff --git a/misc/cbc_attach/cbc_attach.service b/misc/cbc_attach/cbc_attach.service
index 5fb126e9d..f6fac44ce 100644
--- a/misc/cbc_attach/cbc_attach.service
+++ b/misc/cbc_attach/cbc_attach.service
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Before=basic.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/cbc_attach /dev/ttyS2
-Restart=always
-Type=notify
+Restart=no
+Type=simple
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=basic.target