diff --git a/linux/systemd/qubes-vm@.service b/linux/systemd/qubes-vm@.service
index cb5adb1e..7ccfb53b 100644
--- a/linux/systemd/qubes-vm@.service
+++ b/linux/systemd/qubes-vm@.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Start Qubes VM %i
-Before=systemd-user-sessions.service
 After=qubesd.service qubes-meminfo-writer-dom0.service
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!qubes.skip_autostart