diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
index 9029a0e8e0cb..7bca79260362 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
@@ -573,7 +573,6 @@ in
 
     systemd.services.libvirt-guests = {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      requires = [ "libvirtd.service" ];
       after = [ "libvirtd.service" ];
       path = with pkgs; [
         coreutils