[Unit] # have it as .service, not .swap, because .swap has implicit dependency on # .device which needs udev running already Description=Enable swap on /dev/xvdc1 early DefaultDependencies=no Before=systemd-fsck-root.service [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=-/usr/sbin/swapon /dev/xvdc1 [Install] WantedBy=sysinit.target