--- a/nscd/nscd.service
+++ b/nscd/nscd.service
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Name Service Cache Daemon
+After=syslog.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Also=nscd.socket
diff --git a/nscd/nscd.socket b/nscd/nscd.socket
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e512d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nscd/nscd.socket
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Name Service Cache Daemon Socket
+
+[Socket]
+ListenDatagram=/var/run/nscd/socket
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target