diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 6995e444b4..00035ece12 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ create_systemd_service_file() {
 Description=Lightweight Kubernetes
 Documentation=https://k3s.io
 Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/package/rpm/install.sh b/package/rpm/install.sh
index 8d56e4bb93..7e976a6a45 100755
--- a/package/rpm/install.sh
+++ b/package/rpm/install.sh
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ create_systemd_service_file() {
 Description=Lightweight Kubernetes
 Documentation=https://k3s.io
 Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
 Conflicts=${conflicts}
 
 [Install]