diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
index ab748550026..b79683660c5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ in
     };
 
     systemd.services.systemd-networkd-wait-online = {
-      before = [ "network-online.target" "ip-up.target" ];
+      before = [ "ip-up.target" ];
       wantedBy = [ "network-online.target" "ip-up.target" ];
     };