diff --git a/misc/irqbalance.service b/misc/irqbalance.service
index 8b7e85b..e9a5527 100644
--- a/misc/irqbalance.service
+++ b/misc/irqbalance.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=irqbalance daemon
-After=syslog.target
 ConditionVirtualization=!container
 
 [Service]