diff --git a/units/breakpoint-pre-basic.service.in b/units/breakpoint-pre-basic.service.in
index 69a406149d..08c014a073 100644
--- a/units/breakpoint-pre-basic.service.in
+++ b/units/breakpoint-pre-basic.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Documentation=man:systemd-debug-generator(8)
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target emergency.target
 After=sysinit.target sockets.target paths.target slices.target tmp.mount systemd-vconsole-setup.service
-Before=basic.target
+Before=basic.target initrd-root-fs.target sysroot.mount
 
 [Service]
 Environment=SHELL_PROMPT_PREFIX="pre-basic "