diff --git a/support-files/mariadb-extra.socket.in b/support-files/mariadb-extra.socket.in
index f268a0ad2a823..a98148dab2fd5 100644
--- a/support-files/mariadb-extra.socket.in
+++ b/support-files/mariadb-extra.socket.in
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Description=MariaDB @VERSION@ database server (socket activation extra port)
 Documentation=man:mariadbd(8)
 Documentation=https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
 
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target
+
 [Socket]
 
 Service=mariadb.service
@@ -17,4 +20,3 @@ FileDescriptorName=extra
 
 ListenStream=@mariadb-extra
 ListenStream=@MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR@-extra
-
diff --git a/support-files/mariadb-extra@.socket.in b/support-files/mariadb-extra@.socket.in
index f33344f2abdf4..906b2ca57c3d4 100644
--- a/support-files/mariadb-extra@.socket.in
+++ b/support-files/mariadb-extra@.socket.in
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Description=MariaDB @VERSION@ database server (socket activation extra port mult
 Documentation=man:mariadbd(8)
 Documentation=https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
 
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target
+
 [Socket]
 
 Service=mariadb@%i.service
@@ -17,4 +20,3 @@ FileDescriptorName=extra
 
 ListenStream=@mariadb-extra-%I
 ListenStream=@MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR@-extra-%I
-
diff --git a/support-files/mariadb.socket.in b/support-files/mariadb.socket.in
index d99fdee0334aa..52dfb6b0655cf 100644
--- a/support-files/mariadb.socket.in
+++ b/support-files/mariadb.socket.in
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Description=MariaDB @VERSION@ database server (socket activation)
 Documentation=man:mariadbd(8)
 Documentation=https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
 
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target
+
 [Socket]
 
 ##############################################################################
diff --git a/support-files/mariadb@.socket.in b/support-files/mariadb@.socket.in
index 561a44443c90e..e3e9a9e5a4ae6 100644
--- a/support-files/mariadb@.socket.in
+++ b/support-files/mariadb@.socket.in
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Description=MariaDB @VERSION@ database server (socket activation multi-instance
 Documentation=man:mariadbd(8)
 Documentation=https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
 
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target
+
 [Socket]
 
 ##############################################################################