diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/.gitignore b/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61c00c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+never-fail.conf
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/conflicts-oomd.conf b/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/conflicts-oomd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70cdfe0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/conflicts-oomd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Unit]
+Conflicts=systemd-oomd.service systemd-oomd.socket
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/never-fail.conf b/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/never-fail.conf
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..c721973b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/never-fail.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../service.d/never-fail.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/run-as-root.conf b/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/run-as-root.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de0baf84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/earlyoom.service.d/run-as-root.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Workaround https://github.com/rfjakob/earlyoom/issues/270
+[Service]
+DynamicUser=false