diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/multipass.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/multipass.nix
index 6ef7de4b2bf5..b331b3be7ea5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/multipass.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/multipass.nix
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ in
       description = "Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances.";
 
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      wants = [ "network.target" ];
-      after = [ "network.target" ];
+      wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
+      after = [ "network-online.target" ];
 
       environment = {
         "XDG_DATA_HOME" = "/var/lib/multipass/data";