diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd-nspawn.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd-nspawn.nix
index 4f538ccdbbe..649453418b5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd-nspawn.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd-nspawn.nix
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ in {
 
       environment.etc."systemd/nspawn".source = generateUnits "nspawn" units [] [];
 
-      systemd.targets."multi-user".wants = [ "machines.target "];
+      systemd.targets."multi-user".wants = [ "machines.target" ];
   };
 
 }