diff --git a/pingora-core/Cargo.toml b/pingora-core/Cargo.toml
index 947a92cf..b371c1df 100644
--- a/pingora-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pingora-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ lru = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 daggy = "0.8"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
-daemonize = "0.5.0"
+daemonix = "0.1.0"
 nix = "~0.24.3"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
diff --git a/pingora-core/src/server/daemon.rs b/pingora-core/src/server/daemon.rs
index 7381fc93..246a486c 100644
--- a/pingora-core/src/server/daemon.rs
+++ b/pingora-core/src/server/daemon.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use daemonize::{Daemonize, Stdio};
+use daemonix::{Daemonize, Stdio};
 use log::{debug, error};
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::fs::{self, OpenOptions};