diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/tailscale.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/tailscale.nix
index f8ca5318538c..402cb68295c3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/tailscale.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/tailscale.nix
@@ -235,7 +235,10 @@ in
     };
 
     systemd.services.tailscaled-set = mkIf (cfg.extraSetFlags != [ ]) {
-      after = [ "tailscaled.service" ];
+      after = [
+        "tailscaled.service"
+        "tailscaled-autoconnect.service"
+      ];
       wants = [ "tailscaled.service" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       serviceConfig = {