diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-boot.bb b/meta/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-boot.bb
index faf7bc0026..a7bad81023 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-boot.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-boot.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ EFI_PROVIDER ??= "grub-efi"
 
 SYSVINIT_SCRIPTS = "${@bb.utils.contains('MACHINE_FEATURES', 'rtc', '${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils-hwclock}', '', d)} \
                     modutils-initscripts \
-                    init-ifupdown \
                     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts} \
                    "
 
@@ -38,4 +37,5 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} = "\
 
 RRECOMMENDS:${PN} = "\
     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils-syslog} \
-    ${MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS}"
+    ${MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS} \
+    ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "sysvinit", "init-ifupdown", "", d)}"