diff --git a/man/logind.conf.xml b/man/logind.conf.xml
index abd37d0db1893..96c1aeae708df 100644
--- a/man/logind.conf.xml
+++ b/man/logind.conf.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         corresponding to the session and all processes inside that scope will be
         terminated. If false, the scope is "abandonded", see
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.scope</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-        and processes are not killed. Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.</para>
+        and processes are not killed. Defaults to <literal>yes</literal>.</para>
 
         <para>In addition to session processes, user process may run under the user
         manager unit <filename>user@.service</filename>. Depending on the linger
diff --git a/src/login/logind.c b/src/login/logind.c
index 26e358d78a7bc..cb2c30deb5786 100644
--- a/src/login/logind.c
+++ b/src/login/logind.c
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ static Manager *manager_new(void) {
         if (!m->kill_exclude_users)
                 goto fail;
 
+        m->kill_user_processes = true;
+
         m->udev = udev_new();
         if (!m->udev)
                 goto fail;
diff --git a/src/login/logind.conf b/src/login/logind.conf
index 6095e482ace39..8316bb4d74db0 100644
--- a/src/login/logind.conf
+++ b/src/login/logind.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 [Login]
 #NAutoVTs=6
 #ReserveVT=6
-#KillUserProcesses=no
+#KillUserProcesses=yes
 #KillOnlyUsers=
 #KillExcludeUsers=root
 #InhibitDelayMaxSec=5