diff --git a/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend b/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
index e1067f0..f9d8301 100644
--- a/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 PACKAGECONFIG = "pam hostnamed networkd randomseed resolved sysusers timedated \
                  timesyncd xz"
 
-FILESEXTRAPATHS_append := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
 SRC_URI += "file://default.network"
 SRC_URI += "file://0001-sd-bus-Don-t-automatically-add-ObjectManager.patch"