diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/machine-id.service b/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/machine-id.service
index ff56727781..4fb809f1a1 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/machine-id.service
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/machine-id.service
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ Description=Setup machine-id
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 Before=systemd-journald.service systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service shutdown.target
-After=local-fs.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot