diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-package-ipk.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-package-ipk.inc
index 6a04871..b37717e 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-package-ipk.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-package-ipk.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ANGSTROM_FEED_CONFIGS ?= "angstrom-feed-configs"
 
 EXTRAOPKGCONFIG = "opkg-config-base ${ANGSTROM_FEED_CONFIGS}"
 
-ANGSTROM_IPK_UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES ?= "update-alternatives-cworth"
+ANGSTROM_IPK_UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES ?= "opkg"
 
 DISTRO_UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES = "${ANGSTROM_IPK_UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES}"
 
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
index bd40f27..984030e 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE = "${DEPLOY_DIR}/images/${MACHINE}"
 DISTRO_CHECK := "${@bb.data.getVar("DISTRO_VERSION",d,1) or bb.fatal('Remove this line or set a dummy DISTRO_VERSION if you really want to build an unversioned distro')}"
 
 # We want images supporting the following features (for packagegroup(-core)-base)
-DISTRO_FEATURES = "alsa argp bluetooth ext2 ipv4 ipv6 irda largefile nfs pam pci pcmcia ppp smbfs usbgadget usbhost vfat wifi xattr zeroconf"
+DISTRO_FEATURES = "alsa argp bluetooth ext2 ipv4 ipv6 irda largefile nfs pam pci pcmcia ppp smbfs systemd usbgadget usbhost vfat wifi xattr zeroconf"
 
 # USE-flag like features
 DISTRO_FEATURES += "tk"