diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ntp/chrony.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ntp/chrony.nix
index 96c6444c23a1..a4b17bbbff57 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ntp/chrony.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ntp/chrony.nix
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ in
         wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
         wants    = [ "time-sync.target" ];
         before   = [ "time-sync.target" ];
-        after    = [ "network.target" ];
+        after    = [ "network.target" "nss-lookup.target" ];
         conflicts = [ "ntpd.service" "systemd-timesyncd.service" ];
 
         path = [ chronyPkg ];