diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3809c4b93..dbb1d7d7e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ install:
 	install -D -m 0644 -t $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)/lib/systemd/system systemd/*.service systemd/*.timer systemd/*.path systemd/*.target
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
 	ln -s ../bootc-status-updated.path $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/bootc-status-updated.path
+	ln -s ../bootc-status-updated.target $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/bootc-status-updated.target
 	install -D -m 0644 -t $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)/share/doc/bootc/baseimage/base/usr/lib/ostree/ baseimage/base/usr/lib/ostree/prepare-root.conf
 	install -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)/share/doc/bootc/baseimage/base/sysroot
 	cp -PfT baseimage/base/ostree $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)/share/doc/bootc/baseimage/base/ostree 
diff --git a/systemd/bootc-status-updated.target b/systemd/bootc-status-updated.target
index a0c134172..2c1594688 100644
--- a/systemd/bootc-status-updated.target
+++ b/systemd/bootc-status-updated.target
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 Description=Target for bootc status changes
 Documentation=man:bootc-status-updated.target(8)
 StopWhenUnneeded=true
+ConditionPathExists=/run/ostree-booted
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target