diff --git a/overlay.d/05core/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/35coreos-multipath/coreos-propagate-multipath-conf.service b/overlay.d/05core/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/35coreos-multipath/coreos-propagate-multipath-conf.service
index 978fc56c4e..c475eaa6c5 100644
--- a/overlay.d/05core/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/35coreos-multipath/coreos-propagate-multipath-conf.service
+++ b/overlay.d/05core/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/35coreos-multipath/coreos-propagate-multipath-conf.service
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=CoreOS Propagate Multipath Configuration
-After=ostree-prepare-root.service
 Before=initrd.target
 
+# we write to the rootfs, so run after it's ready
+After=initrd-root-fs.target
+
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=rd.multipath=default
 
 OnFailure=emergency.target