diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
index 6d739cb0fa3d..737ff8d55e0a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ in
 
     systemd.services.libvirt-guests = {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      requires = [ "libvirtd.service" ];
       after = [ "libvirtd.service" ];
       path = with pkgs; [
         coreutils