diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd.service b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd.service
index 2a997b656a..3e570ab1e5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd.service
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd.service
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=OpenSSH server daemon
 Wants=sshdgenkeys.service
 After=sshdgenkeys.service
+After=nss-user-lookup.target
 
 [Service]
 Environment="SSHD_OPTS="
diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd.socket b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd.socket
index 8d76d62309..7dd2ed0626 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd.socket
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd.socket
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Conflicts=sshd.service
 Wants=sshdgenkeys.service
+After=nss-user-lookup.target
 
 [Socket]
 ExecStartPre=@BASE_BINDIR@/mkdir -p /var/run/sshd