diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index fe23b29a7b..54cabaa9c7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@ create_systemd_service_file() {
 [Unit]
 Description=Lightweight Kubernetes
 Documentation=https://k3s.io
-After=network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 After=network-online.target
 
diff --git a/package/rpm/install.sh b/package/rpm/install.sh
index 3e2ac5411a..7e976a6a45 100755
--- a/package/rpm/install.sh
+++ b/package/rpm/install.sh
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ create_systemd_service_file() {
 [Unit]
 Description=Lightweight Kubernetes
 Documentation=https://k3s.io
-After=network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 After=network-online.target
 Conflicts=${conflicts}