diff --git a/files/fail2ban-openrc.init.in b/files/fail2ban-openrc.init.in
index 2c56ee3a..f491f569 100755
--- a/files/fail2ban-openrc.init.in
+++ b/files/fail2ban-openrc.init.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ retry="30"
 
 depend() {
 	use logger
-	after iptables
+	after iptables nftables
 }
 
 checkconfig() {