diff --git a/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix b/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix
index 91b30828f7e..504a06b8650 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ rec {
 
     
   job = ''
-    start on ${if cfg.autorun then "network-interfaces" else "never"}
+    start on ${if cfg.autorun then "hal" else "never"}
 
     start script