diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
index 4b0e90886510..87c0aa50a1ff 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ in
       { description = "DHCP Client";
 
         wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+        after = [ "network.target" ];
         wants = [ "network.target" ];
-        before = [ "network.target" ];
 
         # Stopping dhcpcd during a reconfiguration is undesirable
         # because it brings down the network interfaces configured by