diff --git a/src/imds/imds-generator.c b/src/imds/imds-generator.c
index 08175df3e5..d79b3c341d 100644
--- a/src/imds/imds-generator.c
+++ b/src/imds/imds-generator.c
@@ -126,6 +126,26 @@ static int smbios_query(void) {
         return false;
 }
 
+static int add_dmi_id_dependency(const char *dest, const char *unit) {
+        int r;
+
+        /* We now know the SMBIOS device exists, hence it's safe now to order the IMDS service after it, so
+         * that it has all properties properly initialized. */
+
+        r = write_drop_in(
+                        dest,
+                        unit,
+                        50, "dmi-id",
+                        "# Automatically generated by systemd-imds-generator\n\n"
+                        "[Unit]\n"
+                        "Wants=sys-devices-virtual-dmi-id.device\n"
+                        "After=sys-devices-virtual-dmi-id.device\n");
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to hook DMI id device before %s: %m", unit);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static int run(const char *dest, const char *dest_early, const char *dest_late) {
         int r;
 
@@ -161,6 +181,10 @@ static int run(const char *dest, const char *dest_early, const char *dest_late)
                 r = generator_add_symlink(dest_early, SPECIAL_SYSINIT_TARGET, "wants", SYSTEM_DATA_UNIT_DIR "/systemd-imds-early-network.service");
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to hook in systemd-imds-early-network.service: %m");
+
+                r = add_dmi_id_dependency(dest_early, "systemd-imds-early-network.service");
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
         }
 
         /* Enable the IMDS service socket */
@@ -168,18 +192,9 @@ static int run(const char *dest, const char *dest_early, const char *dest_late)
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to hook in systemd-imdsd.socket: %m");
 
-        /* We now know the SMBIOS device exists, hence it's safe now to order the IMDS service after it, so
-         * that it has all properties properly initialized. */
-        r = write_drop_in(
-                        dest_early,
-                        "systemd-imdsd@.service",
-                        50, "dmi-id",
-                        "# Automatically generated by systemd-imds-generator\n\n"
-                        "[Unit]\n"
-                        "Wants=sys-devices-virtual-dmi-id.device\n"
-                        "After=sys-devices-virtual-dmi-id.device\n");
+        r = add_dmi_id_dependency(dest_early, "systemd-imdsd@.service");
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to hook DMI id device before systemd-imdsd@.service: %m");
+                return r;
 
         if (arg_import < 0)
                 arg_import = in_initrd();