diff --git a/nixos.nix b/nixos.nix
index 67e9cb9..de1ffe5 100644
--- a/nixos.nix
+++ b/nixos.nix
@@ -493,11 +493,13 @@ in
           let
             targetFile = concatPaths [ persistentStoragePath filePath ];
             mountPoint = escapeShellArg filePath;
+            persistentStorageUnit = "${escapeSystemdPath persistentStoragePath}.mount";
           in
           {
             "persist-${escapeSystemdPath (escapeShellArg targetFile)}" = {
               description = "Bind mount or link ${escapeShellArg targetFile} to ${mountPoint}";
-              wantedBy = [ "local-fs.target" ];
+              wantedBy = [ "local-fs.target" persistentStorageUnit ];
+              after = [ persistentStorageUnit ];
               before = [ "local-fs.target" ];
               path = [ pkgs.util-linux ];
               unitConfig.DefaultDependencies = false;