diff --git a/systems/manakish/configuration.nix b/systems/manakish/configuration.nix
index 8a60db93..806a047f 100644
--- a/systems/manakish/configuration.nix
+++ b/systems/manakish/configuration.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   config,
   pkgs,
+  lib,
   ...
 }: let
   inherit (import ../../lib) retiolumAddresses;
@@ -52,5 +53,7 @@ in {
     hostName = "manakish";
   };
 
+  systemd.services.systemd-networkd-wait-online.enable = lib.mkForce false;
+
   system.stateVersion = "20.09"; # Did you read the comment?
 }