diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/oomd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/oomd.nix
index d7df8903367b..421190e80ed6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/oomd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/oomd.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ in
       "systemd-oomd.service"
       "systemd-oomd.socket"
     ];
+    # TODO: Added upstream in upcoming systemd release. Good to drop once we use v258 or later
+    systemd.services.systemd-oomd.after = [ "systemd-sysusers.service" ];
     systemd.services.systemd-oomd.wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
 
     environment.etc."systemd/oomd.conf".text = lib.generators.toINI { } {