diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/xinetd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/xinetd.nix
index 08680b51780..d27f04a180f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/xinetd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/xinetd.nix
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ in
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     systemd.services.xinetd = {
       description = "xinetd server";
-      after = [ "network-interfaces.target" ];
+      after = [ "network.target" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       path = [ pkgs.xinetd ];
       script = "xinetd -syslog daemon -dontfork -stayalive -f ${configFile}";