diff --git a/units/systemd-logind.service.in b/units/systemd-logind.service.in
index 1b37290d4f..927f97e94e 100644
--- a/units/systemd-logind.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-logind.service.in
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ DeviceAllow=char-drm rw
 DeviceAllow=char-input rw
 DeviceAllow=char-tty rw
 DeviceAllow=char-vcs rw
+# Make sure the DeviceAllow= lines above can work correctly when referenceing char-drm
+ExecStartPre=-/sbin/modprobe -abq drm
 ExecStart=@rootlibexecdir@/systemd-logind
 FileDescriptorStoreMax=512
 IPAddressDeny=any