diff --git a/units/systemd-ask-password-console.path b/units/systemd-ask-password-console.path
index d686ca634c..248d597540 100644
--- a/units/systemd-ask-password-console.path
+++ b/units/systemd-ask-password-console.path
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Description=Dispatch Password Requests to Console Directory Watch
 Documentation=man:systemd-ask-password-console.service(8)
 DefaultDependencies=no
-Conflicts=shutdown.target
+Conflicts=shutdown.target emergency.service
 After=plymouth-start.service
 Before=paths.target shutdown.target cryptsetup.target
 ConditionPathExists=!/run/plymouth/pid
diff --git a/units/systemd-ask-password-console.service.in b/units/systemd-ask-password-console.service.in
index 6923d68df0..60fa7c3200 100644
--- a/units/systemd-ask-password-console.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-ask-password-console.service.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Description=Dispatch Password Requests to Console
 Documentation=man:systemd-ask-password-console.service(8)
 DefaultDependencies=no
-Conflicts=shutdown.target
+Conflicts=shutdown.target emergency.service
 After=plymouth-start.service systemd-vconsole-setup.service
 Before=shutdown.target
 ConditionPathExists=!/run/plymouth/pid
diff --git a/units/systemd-ask-password-wall.path b/units/systemd-ask-password-wall.path
index 5a356b97d0..193a9b311e 100644
--- a/units/systemd-ask-password-wall.path
+++ b/units/systemd-ask-password-wall.path
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Description=Forward Password Requests to Wall Directory Watch
 Documentation=man:systemd-ask-password-console.service(8)
 DefaultDependencies=no
-Conflicts=shutdown.target
+Conflicts=shutdown.target emergency.service
 Before=paths.target shutdown.target cryptsetup.target
 
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