diff --git a/init/udev.service.in b/init/udev.service.in
index c02a4b4d85..345aa3f25b 100644
--- a/init/udev.service.in
+++ b/init/udev.service.in
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
+OOMScoreAdjust=-1000
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/udevd