diff --git a/packaging/datadog-agent/win32/wix/files.xslt b/packaging/datadog-agent/win32/wix/files.xslt
index d7050de3a5..6743fa9b8d 100644
--- a/packaging/datadog-agent/win32/wix/files.xslt
+++ b/packaging/datadog-agent/win32/wix/files.xslt
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
             <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
         </xsl:copy>
     </xsl:template>
-    <!-- Add the service install/control entries to mybinary.exe -->
     <xsl:template match="wix:Component[wix:File[@Source='$(var.InstallFilesBins)\ddagent.exe']]">
         <xsl:copy>
             <xsl:apply-templates select="node() | @*" />
-            <wix:ServiceInstall Id="ServiceInstaller" DisplayName="Datadog Agent" Description="Send metrics to Datadog" Name="DatadogAgent" ErrorControl="ignore" Start="auto" Type="ownProcess" Vital="yes" Interactive="no" Account="LocalSystem" />
+            <wix:ServiceInstall Id="ServiceInstaller" DisplayName="Datadog Agent" Description="Send metrics to Datadog" Name="DatadogAgent" ErrorControl="ignore" Start="auto" Type="ownProcess" Vital="yes" Interactive="no" Account="LocalSystem">
+                <wix:ServiceDependency Id="winmgmt" />
+            </wix:ServiceInstall>
             <wix:ServiceControl Id="StartService" Name="DatadogAgent" Start="install" Stop="both" Remove="uninstall" Wait="no" />
         </xsl:copy>
     </xsl:template>