diff --git a/units/systemd-journal-flush.service.in b/units/systemd-journal-flush.service.in
index fa290897d60..98c91b4bc5c 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journal-flush.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-journal-flush.service.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Documentation=man:systemd-journald.service(8) man:journald.conf(5)
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Requires=systemd-journald.service
 After=systemd-journald.service
+After=systemd-remount-fs.service
 Before=systemd-user-sessions.service systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
 RequiresMountsFor=/var/log/journal