https://bugs.gentoo.org/871996
--- a/files/fail2ban.service.in
+++ b/files/fail2ban.service.in
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Fail2Ban Service
 Documentation=man:fail2ban(1)
+
+Before=iptables-store.service ip6tables-store.service
 After=network.target iptables.service firewalld.service ip6tables.service ipset.service nftables.service
+After=iptables-restore.service ip6tables-restore.service
 PartOf=iptables.service firewalld.service ip6tables.service ipset.service nftables.service

 [Service]