diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
index 6ab313b97c..4d1d84788b 100644
--- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013-2022 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013-2023 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2018, 2020 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 John Darrington <jmd@gnu.org>
@@ -1235,6 +1235,7 @@ (define (network-manager-shepherd-service config)
                             ;; TODO: iwd? is deprecated and should be passed
                             ;; with shepherd-requirement, remove later.
                             ,@(if iwd? '(iwd) '())))
+             (actions (list (shepherd-configuration-action conf)))
              (start
               #~(lambda _
                   (let ((pid