diff --git a/Makefile.defs b/Makefile.defs
index 173a96b..8976878 100644
--- a/Makefile.defs
+++ b/Makefile.defs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 libpthread.so.0 = glibc
 
 # systemd/sysvinit
-_initsystem = sysvinit
+_initsystem = systemd
 /sbin/halt = $(_initsystem)
 /sbin/init = $(_initsystem)
 /sbin/poweroff = $(_initsystem)
diff --git a/platforms/rootfs-light/Makefile b/platforms/rootfs-light/Makefile
index 90d82c5..83ec7ea 100644
--- a/platforms/rootfs-light/Makefile
+++ b/platforms/rootfs-light/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $(MAKEDIST_TARGET)-$(PLATFORM): \
              parted iputils file rootfiles ppp minicom xinetd chrony locales mc \
              man-db curl zip unzip iptables iproute wpa_supplicant mtd-utils nfs-utils \
              openssh-clients binutils telnet ftp debianutils diffutils bluez traceroute \
-             openmamba-devel timezone sudo syslog-ng sysvinit kmod \
+             openmamba-devel timezone sudo syslog-ng kmod \
              liblame expect prelink NetworkManager ModemManager procps \
              xorg-server x11vnc xkeyboard-config \
              xorg-drv-input-tslib xcursor-transparent-theme rpm smart xdg-utils \
diff --git a/platforms/rootfs/Makefile b/platforms/rootfs/Makefile
index dbb224f..4f41685 100644
--- a/platforms/rootfs/Makefile
+++ b/platforms/rootfs/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $(MAKEDIST_TARGET)-$(PLATFORM): \
              parted iputils file rootfiles ppp minicom xinetd chrony locales mc \
              man-db curl zip unzip iptables iproute wpa_supplicant mtd-utils nfs-utils \
              openssh-clients binutils telnet ftp debianutils diffutils bluez traceroute \
-             openmamba-devel timezone sudo syslog-ng sysvinit kmod \
+             openmamba-devel timezone sudo syslog-ng kmod \
              liblame expect prelink NetworkManager ModemManager procps \
              xorg-server x11vnc xkeyboard-config screen \
              xorg-drv-input-tslib xcursor-transparent-theme rpm smart xdg-utils \
diff --git a/platforms/sdk-root/Makefile b/platforms/sdk-root/Makefile
index 779f0db..da073b5 100644
--- a/platforms/sdk-root/Makefile
+++ b/platforms/sdk-root/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ $(MAKEDIST_TARGET)-sdk-root: openssh-server usbutils wireless_tools parted \
             iputils file rootfiles file \
             dhcpclient ppp minicom vsftpd rt2870-firmware ntp locales \
             binutils gcc gcc-c++ gcc-cpp make man-db glibc-devel strace \
-            sysvinit util-linux module-init-tools \
+            util-linux module-init-tools \
             procps sed grep net-tools tar bzip2 unzip zip pciutils \
             pam shadow-common pwdutils mingetty \
             NetworkManager ModemManager net-tools mc \