diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nsd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nsd.nix
index c45039458b26..c0c820cadb63 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nsd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nsd.nix
@@ -988,8 +988,9 @@ in
     systemd.services.nsd = {
       description = "NSD authoritative only domain name service";
 
-      after = [ "network.target" ];
+      after = [ "network-online.target" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
 
       startLimitBurst = 4;
       startLimitIntervalSec = 5 * 60; # 5 mins