diff --git a/meta-xfce/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-xfce.bb b/meta-xfce/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-xfce.bb
index 8009acdd9f..9d997cf57c 100644
--- a/meta-xfce/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-xfce.bb
+++ b/meta-xfce/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-xfce.bb
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 export IMAGE_BASENAME = "core-image-minimal-xfce"
 
 inherit core-image
+
+SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET = "graphical.target"