diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/system/impermanence/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/system/impermanence/default.nix
index f55a139..e2c0a7f 100644
--- a/hosts/common/configs/system/impermanence/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/system/impermanence/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
   # https://git.eisfunke.com/config/nixos/-/blob/e65e1dc21d06d07b454005762b177ef151f8bfb6/nixos/machine-id.nix
   sops.secrets."machineId".mode = "0444";
 
+  fileSystems."/persist".neededForBoot = true;
+
   environment = {
     etc."machine-id".source = pkgs.runCommandLocal "machine-id-link" { } ''
       ln -s ${config.sops.secrets."machineId".path} $out