diff --git a/package/psplash/psplash-start.service b/package/psplash/psplash-start.service
index b97e883e54..74cbc33955 100644
--- a/package/psplash/psplash-start.service
+++ b/package/psplash/psplash-start.service
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 Description=Starts Psplash Boot screen
 DefaultDependencies=no
 RequiresMountsFor=/run
+Before=sysinit.target
 
 [Service]
+Type=exec
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/psplash -n
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/package/psplash/psplash-systemd.service b/package/psplash/psplash-systemd.service
index 249aa54039..f89bc5f4fe 100644
--- a/package/psplash/psplash-systemd.service
+++ b/package/psplash/psplash-systemd.service
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Start psplash-systemd progress communication helper
 DefaultDependencies=no
-After=systemd-start.service
-Requires=psplash-start.service
+After=psplash-start.service
+BindsTo=psplash-start.service
 RequiresMountsFor=/run
 
 [Service]