diff --git a/src/network/generator/main.c b/src/network/generator/main.c
index f5f9b04afc..52014aa8be 100644
--- a/src/network/generator/main.c
+++ b/src/network/generator/main.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ static int network_save(Network *network, const char *dest_dir) {
 
         assert(network);
 
-        r = asprintf(&filename, "%s-initrd-%s.network",
-                     isempty(network->ifname) ? "99" : "98",
+        r = asprintf(&filename, "%s-%s.network",
+                     isempty(network->ifname) ? "91" : "90",
                      isempty(network->ifname) ? "default" : network->ifname);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_oom();
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static int netdev_save(NetDev *netdev, const char *dest_dir) {
 
         assert(netdev);
 
-        r = asprintf(&filename, "98-initrd-%s.netdev",
+        r = asprintf(&filename, "90-%s.netdev",
                      netdev->ifname);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_oom();
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int link_save(Link *link, const char *dest_dir) {
 
         assert(link);
 
-        r = asprintf(&filename, "98-initrd-%s.link",
+        r = asprintf(&filename, "90-%s.link",
                      link->ifname);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_oom();
diff --git a/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-01-dhcp.expected/99-initrd-default.network b/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-01-dhcp.expected/91-default.network
similarity index 100%
rename from test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-01-dhcp.expected/99-initrd-default.network
rename to test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-01-dhcp.expected/91-default.network
diff --git a/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/98-initrd-bridge99.netdev b/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/90-bridge99.netdev
similarity index 100%
rename from test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/98-initrd-bridge99.netdev
rename to test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/90-bridge99.netdev
diff --git a/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/98-initrd-bridge99.network b/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/90-bridge99.network
similarity index 100%
rename from test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/98-initrd-bridge99.network
rename to test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/90-bridge99.network
diff --git a/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/98-initrd-eth0.network b/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/90-eth0.network
similarity index 100%
rename from test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/98-initrd-eth0.network
rename to test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/90-eth0.network
diff --git a/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/98-initrd-eth1.network b/test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/90-eth1.network
similarity index 100%
rename from test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/98-initrd-eth1.network
rename to test/TEST-35-NETWORK-GENERATOR/test-02-bridge.expected/90-eth1.network
diff --git a/units/meson.build b/units/meson.build
index 5d2f723a70..cf4fe2e7bf 100644
--- a/units/meson.build
+++ b/units/meson.build
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ in_units = [
         ['debug-shell.service',                  ''],
         ['emergency.service',                    ''],
         ['initrd-cleanup.service',               ''],
-        ['initrd-network-generator.service',     'ENABLE_NETWORKD'],
         ['initrd-parse-etc.service',             ''],
         ['initrd-switch-root.service',           ''],
         ['initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service',    ''],
@@ -175,6 +174,7 @@ in_units = [
          'dbus-org.freedesktop.machine1.service'],
         ['systemd-modules-load.service',         'HAVE_KMOD',
          'sysinit.target.wants/'],
+        ['systemd-network-generator.service',    'ENABLE_NETWORKD'],
         ['systemd-networkd.service',             'ENABLE_NETWORKD'],
         ['systemd-networkd-wait-online.service', 'ENABLE_NETWORKD'],
         ['systemd-nspawn@.service',              ''],
diff --git a/units/initrd-network-generator.service.in b/units/systemd-network-generator.service.in
similarity index 85%
rename from units/initrd-network-generator.service.in
rename to units/systemd-network-generator.service.in
index f9261961b7..e314aded9b 100644
--- a/units/initrd-network-generator.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-network-generator.service.in
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Generate network units from Kernel command line
 DefaultDependencies=no
-Before=network-pre.target initrd-root-device.target initrd-root-fs.target initrd.target
+Before=network-pre.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=@rootlibexecdir@/systemd-network-generator
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=network-pre.target