diff --git a/salt/modules/nspawn.py b/salt/modules/nspawn.py
index 76874daa25..ef58f2aae6 100644
--- a/salt/modules/nspawn.py
+++ b/salt/modules/nspawn.py
@@ -6,36 +6,21 @@ import os
 import shutil
 # Import Salt libs
 import salt.defaults.exitcodes
+import salt.utils.systemd
 
 __virtualname__ = 'nspawn'
+WANT = '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/systemd-nspawn@{0}.service'
 
 
 def __virtual__():
     '''
     Only work on systems that have been booted with systemd
     '''
-    if __grains__['kernel'] == 'Linux' and _sd_booted(__context__):
+    if __grains__['kernel'] == 'Linux' and salt.utils.systemd.booted(__context__):
         return __virtualname__
     return False
 
 
-def _sd_booted(context):
-    '''
-    Return True if the system was booted with systemd, False otherwise.
-    '''
-    # We can cache this for as long as the minion runs.
-    if "systemd.sd_booted" not in context:
-        try:
-            # This check does the same as sd_booted() from libsystemd-daemon:
-            # http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_booted.html
-            if os.stat('/run/systemd/system'):
-                context['systemd.sd_booted'] = True
-        except OSError:
-            context['systemd.sd_booted'] = False
-
-    return context['systemd.sd_booted']
-
-
 def _arch_bootstrap(name, **kwargs):
     '''
     Bootstrap an Arch Linux container