diff --git a/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen.go b/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen.go
index 538e54ec9c..fb0ea5cf94 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen.go
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ Before={{- range $index, $value := .RequiredServices -}}{{if $index}} {{end}}{{
 Environment={{.EnvVariable}}=%n
 Restart={{.RestartPolicy}}
 {{- if .New}}
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f %t/%n-pid %t/%n-cid
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f %t/%n-pid %t/%n-ctr-id
 ExecStart={{.RunCommand}}
-ExecStop={{.Executable}} stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-cid {{if (ge .StopTimeout 0)}}-t {{.StopTimeout}}{{end}}
-ExecStopPost={{.Executable}} rm --ignore -f --cidfile %t/%n-cid
+ExecStop={{.Executable}} stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id {{if (ge .StopTimeout 0)}}-t {{.StopTimeout}}{{end}}
+ExecStopPost={{.Executable}} rm --ignore -f --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id
 PIDFile=%t/%n-pid
 {{- else}}
 ExecStart={{.Executable}} start {{.ContainerName}}
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func CreateContainerSystemdUnit(info *ContainerInfo, opts Options) (string, erro
 			info.Executable,
 			"run",
 			"--conmon-pidfile", "%t/%n-pid",
-			"--cidfile", "%t/%n-cid",
+			"--cidfile", "%t/%n-ctr-id",
 			"--cgroups=no-conmon",
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen_test.go b/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen_test.go
index cc5db5e244..9da261a69a 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen_test.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/generate/systemdgen_test.go
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ After=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Environment=PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n
 Restart=always
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f %t/%n-pid %t/%n-cid
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman run --conmon-pidfile %t/%n-pid --cidfile %t/%n-cid --cgroups=no-conmon -d --name jadda-jadda --hostname hello-world awesome-image:latest command arg1 ... argN
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-cid -t 42
-ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/podman rm --ignore -f --cidfile %t/%n-cid
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f %t/%n-pid %t/%n-ctr-id
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman run --conmon-pidfile %t/%n-pid --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id --cgroups=no-conmon -d --name jadda-jadda --hostname hello-world awesome-image:latest command arg1 ... argN
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id -t 42
+ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/podman rm --ignore -f --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id
 PIDFile=%t/%n-pid
 KillMode=none
 Type=forking
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ After=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Environment=PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n
 Restart=always
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f %t/%n-pid %t/%n-cid
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman run --conmon-pidfile %t/%n-pid --cidfile %t/%n-cid --cgroups=no-conmon --detach --name jadda-jadda --hostname hello-world awesome-image:latest command arg1 ... argN
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-cid -t 42
-ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/podman rm --ignore -f --cidfile %t/%n-cid
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f %t/%n-pid %t/%n-ctr-id
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman run --conmon-pidfile %t/%n-pid --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id --cgroups=no-conmon --detach --name jadda-jadda --hostname hello-world awesome-image:latest command arg1 ... argN
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id -t 42
+ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/podman rm --ignore -f --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id
 PIDFile=%t/%n-pid
 KillMode=none
 Type=forking
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ After=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Environment=PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n
 Restart=always
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f %t/%n-pid %t/%n-cid
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman run --conmon-pidfile %t/%n-pid --cidfile %t/%n-cid --cgroups=no-conmon -d awesome-image:latest
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-cid -t 10
-ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/podman rm --ignore -f --cidfile %t/%n-cid
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f %t/%n-pid %t/%n-ctr-id
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman run --conmon-pidfile %t/%n-pid --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id --cgroups=no-conmon -d awesome-image:latest
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id -t 10
+ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/podman rm --ignore -f --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id
 PIDFile=%t/%n-pid
 KillMode=none
 Type=forking
diff --git a/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go b/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
index d5ae441e22..64d2207764 100644
--- a/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman generate systemd", func() {
 		found, _ := session.GrepString("# container-foo.service")
 		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
 
-		found, _ = session.GrepString("stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-cid -t 42")
+		found, _ = session.GrepString("stop --ignore --cidfile %t/%n-ctr-id -t 42")
 		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
 	})