diff --git a/hosts/common/disks/btrfs-impermanence-disk.nix b/hosts/common/disks/btrfs-impermanence-disk.nix
index f8e4091..4fbe1b8 100644
--- a/hosts/common/disks/btrfs-impermanence-disk.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/disks/btrfs-impermanence-disk.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   config,
   ...
 }: {
+  fileSystems."/persist".neededForBoot = true;
   disko.devices = {
     disk = {
       disk0 = {