diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitcoind.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitcoind.nix
index e8b0fb65ffcf..6df809a8b764 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitcoind.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitcoind.nix
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ in
         '';
       in {
         description = "Bitcoin daemon";
-        after = [ "network.target" ];
+        after = [ "network-online.target" ];
         wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
         serviceConfig = {
           User = cfg.user;