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diff --git a/gnu/services/linux.scm b/gnu/services/linux.scm
index d17f492e15..1f01b39a21 100644
--- a/gnu/services/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/linux.scm
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ representation."
(shepherd-service
(documentation "Run the Early OOM daemon.")
(provision '(earlyoom))
+ (requirement '(user-processes))
(start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
'#$(earlyoom-configuration->command-line-args config)
#:log-file "/var/log/earlyoom.log"))
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ representation."
(compose list earlyoom-shepherd-service))
(service-extension rottlog-service-type
(const %earlyoom-log-rotation))))
- (description "Run @command{earlyoom}, the Early OOM daemon.")))
+ (description "Run @command{earlyoom}, a daemon that quickly responds to
+@acronym{OOM, out-of-memory} conditions by terminating relevant processes.")))
;;;