diff --git a/packages/network/samba/scripts/42_samba b/packages/network/samba/scripts/42_samba
index 9144d804fb..93bca31e28 100755
--- a/packages/network/samba/scripts/42_samba
+++ b/packages/network/samba/scripts/42_samba
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 . /etc/profile
 
 (
+  wait_for_network
+
   progress  "Starting Samba server"
 
   SMB_USERCONF="/storage/.config/samba.conf"