diff --git a/nixos/tests/misc.nix b/nixos/tests/misc.nix
index f3b5bbd1a1e..031fff2de58 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/misc.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/misc.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import ./make-test.nix {
       # Test whether hostname (and by extension nss_myhostname) works.
       subtest "hostname", sub {
           $machine->waitForUnit("dhcpcd.service");
+          $machine->waitForUnit("network.target");
           $machine->succeed('[ "`hostname`" = machine ]');
           $machine->succeed('[ "`hostname -s`" = machine ]');
       };