diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6.service b/Shorewall6/shorewall6.service
index 869bfdc80..6c8d5d664 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6.service
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Shorewall IPv6 firewall
 Wants=network-online.target
-After=network-online.target shorewall.service
+After=network-online.target
 Conflicts=ip6tables.service firewalld.service
 
 [Service]
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6.service.debian b/Shorewall6/shorewall6.service.debian
index e74d0c339..ad0225d50 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6.service.debian
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6.service.debian
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Shorewall IPv6 firewall
 Wants=network-online.target
-After=network-online.target shorewall.service
+After=network-online.target
 Conflicts=ip6tables.service firewalld.service
 
 [Service]