diff --git a/units/blockdev@.target b/units/blockdev@.target
index 22a9a5bb2b..84fc13c5c6 100644
--- a/units/blockdev@.target
+++ b/units/blockdev@.target
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Block Device Preparation for %f
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+DefaultDependencies=no
 StopWhenUnneeded=yes