diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix
index e3fadf592925..572c6558ac96 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ in {
           RequiresMountsFor = "/sysroot/nix/store";
           DefaultDependencies = false;
         };
-        before = [ "shutdown.target" ];
+        before = [ "initrd.target" "shutdown.target" ];
         conflicts = [ "shutdown.target" ];
         requiredBy = [ "initrd.target" ];
         serviceConfig = {