diff --git a/modules/services/system/dbus.nix b/modules/services/system/dbus.nix
index b0c8dc66ae50..6dbee3e6a04f 100644
--- a/modules/services/system/dbus.nix
+++ b/modules/services/system/dbus.nix
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ in
       };
 
     jobs.dbus =
-      { startOn = "started udev";
+      { startOn = "started udev and started syslogd";
 
         preStart =
           ''