diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/machine-id.service b/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/machine-id.service
index 24a14069e5..161082492e 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/machine-id.service
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/machine-id.service
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Setup machine-id
 DefaultDependencies=no
-After=local-fs.target
 Before=systemd-journald.service
 
 [Service]