diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/samba.nix b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/samba.nix
index 0315c1c71ee..c66011afccb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/samba.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/samba.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ let
   daemonService = appName: args:
     { description = "Samba Service Daemon ${appName}";
 
+      after = [ (mkIf (cfg.enableNmbd && "${appName}" == "smbd") "samba-nmbd.service") ];
       requiredBy = [ "samba.target" ];
       partOf = [ "samba.target" ];