diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0db27839..4061f8b3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ const project = "$(PROJECT_NAME)"
 // prefix used to denote non-standard CLI commands and options.
 const projectPrefix = "$(PROJECT_TYPE)"
 
+// systemdUnitName is the systemd(1) target used to launch the agent.
+const systemdUnitName = "$(PROJECT_TAG).target"
+
 // commit is the git commit the runtime is compiled from.
 var commit = "$(COMMIT)"
 
diff --git a/create.go b/create.go
index e1596443..61b552fe 100644
--- a/create.go
+++ b/create.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func getKernelParams(containerID string) []vc.Param {
 		},
 		{
 			Key:   "systemd.unit",
-			Value: "clear-containers.target",
+			Value: systemdUnitName,
 		},
 		{
 			Key:   "systemd.mask",