diff --git a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
index c3bf897d51fd..de735e9ba11b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ in
           nameValuePair "zfs-sync-${pool}" {
             description = "Sync ZFS pool \"${pool}\"";
             wantedBy = [ "shutdown.target" ];
+            unitConfig = {
+              DefaultDependencies = false;
+            };
             serviceConfig = {
               Type = "oneshot";
               RemainAfterExit = true;