diff --git a/modules/services/networking/wpa_supplicant.nix b/modules/services/networking/wpa_supplicant.nix
index 7cb75fd68a2..36ad294470f 100644
--- a/modules/services/networking/wpa_supplicant.nix
+++ b/modules/services/networking/wpa_supplicant.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ in
     jobs = pkgs.lib.singleton
       { name = "wpa_supplicant";
 
+        startOn = "network-interfaces/started";
+        stopOn = "network-interfaces/stop";
+
         preStart =
           ''
             touch -a ${configFile}