diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
index f8fb8a64cb9b..e4223bae7d32 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ in
 
     systemd.services.plymouth-kexec.wantedBy = [ "kexec.target" ];
     systemd.services.plymouth-halt.wantedBy = [ "halt.target" ];
+    systemd.services.plymouth-quit-wait.wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
     systemd.services.plymouth-quit = {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      after = [ "display-manager.service" "multi-user.target" ];
+      after = [ "display-manager.service" ];
     };
     systemd.services.plymouth-poweroff.wantedBy = [ "poweroff.target" ];
     systemd.services.plymouth-reboot.wantedBy = [ "reboot.target" ];