diff --git a/modules/services/monitoring/monit.nix b/modules/services/monitoring/monit.nix
index 35f483411b2..40ad8456d7c 100644
--- a/modules/services/monitoring/monit.nix
+++ b/modules/services/monitoring/monit.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ in
         description = "monit.conf content";
       };
       startOn = mkOption {
-        default = "network-interfaces/started";
+        default = "started network-interfaces";
         description = "What Monit supposes to be already present";
       };
     };