diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/modutils-initscripts/modutils-initscripts.bb b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/modutils-initscripts/modutils-initscripts.bb
index 0f3df55..881b7db 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/modutils-initscripts/modutils-initscripts.bb
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/modutils-initscripts/modutils-initscripts.bb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 PACKAGE_WRITE_DEPS_append = " ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','systemd-systemctl-native','',d)}"
 pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
-	if ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','true','false',d)}; then
+	if type systemctl >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 		if [ -n "$D" ]; then
 			OPTS="--root=$D"
 		fi