system
                 check. <filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename> is
                 responsible for file system checks on the root
-                file system.</para>
+                file system. The root file system check is performed
+                before the other file systems.</para>
 
                 <para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> will
                 forward file system checking progress to the
 
                 reloaded. This will instantiate mount and swap units
                 as necessary.</para>
 
+                <para>The <term><varname>passno</varname></term> field
+                is treated like a simlpe boolean, and the ordering information
+                is discarded. However, the root filesystem is checked
+                before all the other filesystems.</para>
+
                 <para>See
                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 and
 
                         "Before=%s\n",
                         post);
 
+        if (passno > 0) {
+                _cleanup_free_ char *fsck = NULL;
+
+                fsck = unit_name_from_path_instance("systemd-fsck", what, ".service");
+                if (!fsck)
+                        return log_oom();
+
+                fprintf(f,
+                        "Requires=%s\n"
+                        "After=%s\n",
+                        fsck,
+                        fsck);
+        }
+
+
         fprintf(f,
                 "\n"
                 "[Mount]\n"
                 "What=%s\n"
                 "Where=%s\n"
-                "Type=%s\n"
-                "FsckPassNo=%i\n",
+                "Type=%s\n",
                 what,
                 where,
-                type,
-                passno);
+                type);
 
         if (!isempty(opts) &&
             !streq(opts, "defaults"))
 
 Documentation=man:systemd-fsck@.service(8)
 DefaultDependencies=no
 BindsTo=%i.device
-After=systemd-readahead-collect.service systemd-readahead-replay.service %i.device
+After=systemd-readahead-collect.service systemd-readahead-replay.service %i.device systemd-fsck-root.service
 Before=shutdown.target
 
 [Service]