diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
index 6d1bf7a698..be6aef07af 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
@@ -25,27 +25,32 @@ DEFAULTBACKEND ??= ""
 DEFAULTBACKEND:qemuall ?= "drm"
 
 do_install() {
+	# Install weston-start script
 	if [ "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager}" != "systemd" ]; then
+		install -Dm755 ${WORKDIR}/weston-start ${D}${bindir}/weston-start
+		sed -i 's,@DATADIR@,${datadir},g' ${D}${bindir}/weston-start
+		sed -i 's,@LOCALSTATEDIR@,${localstatedir},g' ${D}${bindir}/weston-start
 		install -Dm755 ${WORKDIR}/init ${D}/${sysconfdir}/init.d/weston
 		sed -i 's#ROOTHOME#${ROOT_HOME}#' ${D}/${sysconfdir}/init.d/weston
 	fi
-	install -D -p -m0644 ${WORKDIR}/weston.ini ${D}${sysconfdir}/xdg/weston/weston.ini
-	install -Dm644 ${WORKDIR}/weston.env ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/weston
 
 	# Install Weston systemd service and accompanying udev rule
-	install -D -p -m0644 ${WORKDIR}/weston.service ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/weston.service
-	install -D -p -m0644 ${WORKDIR}/weston.socket ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/weston.socket
+	if ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','true','false',d)}; then
+		install -D -p -m0644 ${WORKDIR}/weston.service ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/weston.service
+		install -D -p -m0644 ${WORKDIR}/weston.socket ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/weston.socket
+		sed -i -e s:/etc:${sysconfdir}:g \
+			-e s:/usr/bin:${bindir}:g \
+			-e s:/var:${localstatedir}:g \
+			${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/weston.service
+	fi
+
 	if [ "${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', d)}" ]; then
 		install -D -p -m0644 ${WORKDIR}/weston-autologin ${D}${sysconfdir}/pam.d/weston-autologin
 	fi
-	sed -i -e s:/etc:${sysconfdir}:g \
-		-e s:/usr/bin:${bindir}:g \
-		-e s:/var:${localstatedir}:g \
-		${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/weston.service
-	# Install weston-start script
-	install -Dm755 ${WORKDIR}/weston-start ${D}${bindir}/weston-start
-	sed -i 's,@DATADIR@,${datadir},g' ${D}${bindir}/weston-start
-	sed -i 's,@LOCALSTATEDIR@,${localstatedir},g' ${D}${bindir}/weston-start
+
+	install -D -p -m0644 ${WORKDIR}/weston.ini ${D}${sysconfdir}/xdg/weston/weston.ini
+	install -Dm644 ${WORKDIR}/weston.env ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/weston
+
 	if [ -n "${DEFAULTBACKEND}" ]; then
 		sed -i -e "/^\[core\]/a backend=${DEFAULTBACKEND}-backend.so" ${D}${sysconfdir}/xdg/weston/weston.ini
 	fi