diff --git a/install/rhel/7/clamav/clamd.conf b/install/rhel/7/clamav/clamd.conf
index c215bcb98..52ff68210 100644
--- a/install/rhel/7/clamav/clamd.conf
+++ b/install/rhel/7/clamav/clamd.conf
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ AllowSupplementaryGroups yes
 
 # Don't fork into background.
 # Default: no
-#Foreground yes
+Foreground yes
 
 # Enable debug messages in libclamav.
 # Default: no
diff --git a/install/rhel/7/clamav/clamd.service b/install/rhel/7/clamav/clamd.service
index fdb3af7fd..798fef4e0 100644
--- a/install/rhel/7/clamav/clamd.service
+++ b/install/rhel/7/clamav/clamd.service
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ After = syslog.target nss-lookup.target network.target
 
 [Service]
 Type = simple
-ExecStart = /usr/sbin/clamd -c /etc/clamd.conf --nofork=yes
+ExecStart = /usr/sbin/clamd -c /etc/clamd.conf
 Restart = on-failure
 PrivateTmp = true