diff --git a/vm-systemd/qubes-sysinit.service b/vm-systemd/qubes-sysinit.service
index ea3b84e0..29bb1e4f 100644
--- a/vm-systemd/qubes-sysinit.service
+++ b/vm-systemd/qubes-sysinit.service
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Init Qubes Services settings
+DefaultDependencies=no
+Before=sysinit.target
+After=local-fs.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot