diff --git a/plinth/daemon.py b/plinth/daemon.py
index 3d04f5ca7..532922e32 100644
--- a/plinth/daemon.py
+++ b/plinth/daemon.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class Daemon(app.LeaderComponent):
     def disable(self):
         """Run operations to disable the daemon/unit."""
         actions.superuser_run('service', ['disable', self.unit])
+        if self.alias:
+            actions.superuser_run('service', ['disable', self.alias])
 
     def is_running(self):
         """Return whether the daemon/unit is running."""