diff --git a/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix b/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix
index e1591050f7e..3ff9978fbb9 100644
--- a/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix
+++ b/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ in
 
     services.cron.systemCronJobs = map mysqlBackupCron config.services.mysqlBackup.databases;
 
-    system.activationScripts.mysqlBackup = stringAfter [ "stdio" "defaultPath" "systemConfig" "users" ]
+    system.activationScripts.mysqlBackup = stringAfter [ "stdio" "users" ]
       ''
         mkdir -m 0700 -p ${config.services.mysqlBackup.location}
         chown ${config.services.mysqlBackup.user} ${config.services.mysqlBackup.location}
diff --git a/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix b/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix
index f444717d514..e68ad794a96 100644
--- a/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix
+++ b/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ in
   config = mkIf config.services.postgresqlBackup.enable {
     services.cron.systemCronJobs = map postgresqlBackupCron config.services.postgresqlBackup.databases;
 
-    system.activationScripts.postgresqlBackup = stringAfter [ "stdio" "defaultPath" "systemConfig" "users" ]
+    system.activationScripts.postgresqlBackup = stringAfter [ "stdio" "users" ]
       ''
         mkdir -m 0700 -p ${config.services.postgresqlBackup.location}
         chown root ${config.services.postgresqlBackup.location}