diff --git a/src/boot/ostree-boot-complete.service b/src/boot/ostree-boot-complete.service
index d5b930a78e..98ae3d181d 100644
--- a/src/boot/ostree-boot-complete.service
+++ b/src/boot/ostree-boot-complete.service
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ ConditionKernelCommandLine=ostree
 # marked as a triggering condition in case in the future we want
 # to do something else.
 ConditionPathExists=|/boot/ostree/finalize-failure.stamp
+# We start early
+DefaultDependencies=no
+After=sysinit.target
 RequiresMountsFor=/boot
 # Ensure that we propagate the failure into the current boot before
 # any further finalization attempts.