diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/firewall.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/firewall.nix
index 254e8c08e7d3..4e0d6bef4315 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/firewall.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/firewall.nix
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ in
 
     systemd.services.firewall = {
       description = "Firewall";
-      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" "sysinit.target" ];
       wants = [ "network-pre.target" ];
       before = [ "network-pre.target" ];
       after = [ "systemd-modules-load.service" ];