diff --git a/start-ipkvm.service b/start-ipkvm.service
index e0db0f3..5f945b3 100644
--- a/start-ipkvm.service
+++ b/start-ipkvm.service
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=OpenBMC ipKVM daemon
+ConditionPathIsMountPoint=/sys/kernel/config
 
 [Service]
 Restart=always