diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/openafs/server.nix b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/openafs/server.nix
index c1bf83be77b9..9c974335defa 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/openafs/server.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/openafs/server.nix
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ in {
     systemd.services = {
       openafs-server = {
         description = "OpenAFS server";
-        after = [ "syslog.target" "network.target" ];
+        after = [ "network.target" ];
         wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
         restartIfChanged = false;
         unitConfig.ConditionPathExists = [