diff --git a/contrib/init/systemd/docker.service b/contrib/init/systemd/docker.service
index c67c795ed9..1ff54fcd00 100644
--- a/contrib/init/systemd/docker.service
+++ b/contrib/init/systemd/docker.service
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Docker Application Container Engine
 Documentation=http://docs.docker.com
-After=network.target
+After=network.target docker.socket
 Requires=docker.socket
 
 [Service]