diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1c52e98..4e0bb6c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dnsmasq (2.73-1) unstable; urgency=low
      addresses. (closes: #771557)
    * Add newline at the end of example config file. (LP: #1416895)
    * Make Debian package build reproducible. (closes: #777323)
+   * Add Requires=network.target to systemd unit.
 
  -- Simon Kelley <simon@thekelleys.org.uk>  Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:59:42 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/systemd.service b/debian/systemd.service
index aca30dc..790c41f 100644
--- a/debian/systemd.service
+++ b/debian/systemd.service
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server
+Requires=network.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking