diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/geoclue2.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/geoclue2.nix
index a9712b962ffd..b04f46c26a56 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/geoclue2.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/geoclue2.nix
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ in
     };
 
     systemd.services.geoclue = {
+      after = lib.optionals cfg.enableWifi [ "network-online.target" ];
       # restart geoclue service when the configuration changes
       restartTriggers = [
         config.environment.etc."geoclue/geoclue.conf".source