diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
index 7ab626e..213f327 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@
 do_install_append() {
         install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/default.network ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/network/
 }
+
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN} += "init"
+ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[init] = "${rootlibexecdir}/systemd/systemd"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[init] = "${base_sbindir}/init"
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY[init] ?= "300"