diff --git a/units/systemd-battery-check.service.in b/units/systemd-battery-check.service.in
index 3de8ba1d8e..61f4ae16e0 100644
--- a/units/systemd-battery-check.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-battery-check.service.in
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Check battery level during early boot
 Documentation=man:systemd-battery-check.service(8)
-DefaultDependencies=no
+ConditionVirtualization=no
+ConditionDirectoryNotEmpty=/sys/class/power_supply/
 AssertPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
+DefaultDependencies=no
 After=plymouth-start.service
 Before=initrd-root-device.target