diff --git a/packages/network/samba/init.d/52_samba b/packages/network/samba/init.d/52_samba
index a572dbe5f2..47c8a06edb 100644
--- a/packages/network/samba/init.d/52_samba
+++ b/packages/network/samba/init.d/52_samba
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 
   if [ "$SAMBA_ENABLED" = "true" ]; then
 
+    # wait for network
+    wait_for_inet_addr force
+
     progress  "Starting Samba server"
 
     SMB_USERCONF="/storage/.config/samba.conf"