diff --git a/units/systemd-journald-audit.socket b/units/systemd-journald-audit.socket
index cf9b6e8b84..d0b43c7f42 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journald-audit.socket
+++ b/units/systemd-journald-audit.socket
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Service=systemd-journald.service
 ReceiveBuffer=128M
 ListenNetlink=audit 1
 PassCredentials=yes
+DeferTrigger=yes
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=sockets.target
diff --git a/units/systemd-journald-dev-log.socket b/units/systemd-journald-dev-log.socket
index e2a9352719..aa2a406095 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journald-dev-log.socket
+++ b/units/systemd-journald-dev-log.socket
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Service=systemd-journald.service
 SocketMode=0666
 Symlinks=/dev/log
 Timestamping=us
+DeferTrigger=yes
 
 # Increase both the send and receive buffer, so that things don't
 # block early. Note that journald internally uses the this socket both
diff --git a/units/systemd-journald.socket b/units/systemd-journald.socket
index e2ffb96bfc..7b49d43ee8 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journald.socket
+++ b/units/systemd-journald.socket
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ ReceiveBuffer=8M
 Service=systemd-journald.service
 SocketMode=0666
 Timestamping=us
+DeferTrigger=yes
diff --git a/units/systemd-udevd-control.socket b/units/systemd-udevd-control.socket
index 89304ab65a..942f6a5e8b 100644
--- a/units/systemd-udevd-control.socket
+++ b/units/systemd-udevd-control.socket
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ ListenSequentialPacket=/run/udev/control
 SocketMode=0600
 PassCredentials=yes
 RemoveOnStop=yes
+DeferTrigger=yes
diff --git a/units/systemd-udevd-kernel.socket b/units/systemd-udevd-kernel.socket
index d337b06ea0..b185716aae 100644
--- a/units/systemd-udevd-kernel.socket
+++ b/units/systemd-udevd-kernel.socket
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ Service=systemd-udevd.service
 ReceiveBuffer=128M
 ListenNetlink=kobject-uevent 1
 PassCredentials=yes
+DeferTrigger=yes
diff --git a/units/systemd-udevd-varlink.socket b/units/systemd-udevd-varlink.socket
index 94fee15b08..74353e7f1a 100644
--- a/units/systemd-udevd-varlink.socket
+++ b/units/systemd-udevd-varlink.socket
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ ListenStream=/run/udev/io.systemd.Udev
 FileDescriptorName=varlink
 SocketMode=0600
 RemoveOnStop=yes
+DeferTrigger=yes