diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/openafs-client/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/openafs-client/default.nix
index 6f51e287910..f7c58c92863 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/openafs-client/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/openafs-client/default.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ in
       description = "AFS client";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       after = [ "network.target" ];
+      serviceConfig = { RemainAfterExit = true; };
 
       preStart = ''
         mkdir -p -m 0755 /afs