diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/freefall.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/freefall.nix
index 6e6960bac491..7867956c1ab0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/freefall.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/freefall.nix
@@ -39,11 +39,14 @@ with lib;
     mkService = dev:
       assert dev != "";
       let dev' = utils.escapeSystemdPath dev; in
-      nameValuePair "freefall-${dev'}"
-        { description = "Free-fall protection for ${dev}";
+      nameValuePair "freefall-${dev'}" {
+        description = "Free-fall protection for ${dev}";
         after = [ "${dev'}.device" ];
         wantedBy = [ "${dev'}.device" ];
         path = [ pkgs.freefall ];
+        unitConfig = {
+          DefaultDependencies = false;
+        };
         serviceConfig = {
           ExecStart = "${pkgs.freefall}/bin/freefall ${dev}";
           Restart = "on-failure";