diff --git a/config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc b/config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
index 36f3628..f591fff 100755
--- a/config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
+++ b/config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ super + d
 
 # make sxhkd reload its configuration files:
 alt + shift + c
-	systemctl --user reload sxhkd.service
+	pkill -USR1 -x sxhkd
 
 # Show help
 super + h