diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index 394078e70883..d4fe475690ce 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@ in
     systemd.services.display-manager =
       { description = "X11 Server";
 
-        after = [ "acpid.service" "systemd-logind.service" ];
+        after = [ "systemd-udev-settle.service" "local-fs.target" "acpid.service" "systemd-logind.service" ];
+        wants = [ "systemd-udev-settle.service" ];
 
         restartIfChanged = false;