diff --git a/units/proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount b/units/proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
index 66229ec78e..1587853e1e 100644
--- a/units/proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
+++ b/units/proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ What=binfmt_misc
 Where=/proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
 Type=binfmt_misc
 Options=nosuid,nodev,noexec
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sysinit.target
diff --git a/units/systemd-binfmt.service.in b/units/systemd-binfmt.service.in
index e940c7c9ad..0c0f26451b 100644
--- a/units/systemd-binfmt.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-binfmt.service.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Documentation=https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/APIFileSystems
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 After=proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount
+After=proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
 Before=sysinit.target shutdown.target
 ConditionPathIsReadWrite=/proc/sys/
 ConditionDirectoryNotEmpty=|/lib/binfmt.d