diff --git a/modules/services/network-filesystems/nfs-kernel.nix b/modules/services/network-filesystems/nfs-kernel.nix
index 8e9729f5f8b0..603e63f6005e 100644
--- a/modules/services/network-filesystems/nfs-kernel.nix
+++ b/modules/services/network-filesystems/nfs-kernel.nix
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ in
 
             description = "Kernel NFS server - mount daemon";
 
-            startOn = "started portmap";
+            startOn = "started portmap and started nfs-kernel-exports";
             stopOn = "stopped nfs-kernel-nfsd";
 
             daemonType = "fork";