1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/security/auditd.nix b/nixos/modules/security/auditd.nix
index db4b2701ee2e..12d5831619ad 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/security/auditd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/security/auditd.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ with lib;
     systemd.services.auditd = {
       description = "Linux Audit daemon";
       wantedBy = [ "basic.target" ];
+      before = [ "shutdown.target" ];
+      conflicts = [ "shutdown.target "];
 
       unitConfig = {
         ConditionVirtualization = "!container";
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ with lib;
       path = [ pkgs.audit ];
 
       serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStartPre="${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/mkdir -p /var/log/audit";
+        ExecStartPre = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/mkdir -p /var/log/audit";
         ExecStart = "${pkgs.audit}/bin/auditd -l -n -s nochange";
       };
     };