diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/containerd.service.j2 b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/containerd.service.j2
index 06b22908475..fbb950acef9 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/containerd.service.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/containerd.service.j2
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=containerd container runtime
 Documentation=https://containerd.io
-After=network.target local-fs.target
+After=network.target local-fs.target dbus.service
 
 [Service]
 ExecStartPre=-/sbin/modprobe overlay