diff --git a/0005-cockpit-ws-user-remove-default-deps.patch b/0005-cockpit-ws-user-remove-default-deps.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c44d77e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0005-cockpit-ws-user-remove-default-deps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- pkg/src/systemd/cockpit-ws-user.service
++++ pkg/src/systemd/cockpit-ws-user.service
+@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+ [Unit]
+ Description=Dynamic user for cockpit-ws
+ Documentation=man:cockpit-ws(8)
++# avoid dependency loop with basic.target/sockets.target shutdown
++DefaultDependencies=no
+ BindsTo=cockpit.service
+
+ [Service]
diff --git a/cockpit.changes b/cockpit.changes
index 93dbd92..ff8636d 100644
--- a/cockpit.changes
+++ b/cockpit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 20 11:44:33 UTC 2024 - Alice Brooks <alice.brooks@suse.com>
+
+- add 0005-cockpit-ws-user-remove-default-deps.patch (bsc#1229146)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug  8 12:21:51 UTC 2024 - Jan Zerebecki <jan.suse@zerebecki.de>
 
diff --git a/cockpit.spec b/cockpit.spec
index 8c7bfd9..615dac3 100644
--- a/cockpit.spec
+++ b/cockpit.spec
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Patch102:       0002-selinux-temporary-remove-setroubleshoot-section.patch
 Patch103:       0004-leap-gnu18-removal.patch
 Patch104:       selinux_libdir.patch
 Patch105:       fix-libexecdir.patch
+Patch106:       0005-cockpit-ws-user-remove-default-deps.patch
 
 %define build_all 1
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 8 && 0%{?epel} == 0 && !0%{?build_all}
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-tox-current-env
 %patch -P 3 -p1
 %patch -P 4 -p1
 %patch -P 5 -p1
+%patch -P 106 -p1
 
 # SLE Micro specific patches
 %if 0%{?is_smo}