diff --git a/init/init-lib.pl b/init/init-lib.pl
index 790016b8b..e2c3b834f 100755
--- a/init/init-lib.pl
+++ b/init/init-lib.pl
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ elsif ($config{'init_base'} && -d "/etc/init" &&
        &execute_command("/sbin/init --version") == 0) {
 	$init_mode = "upstart";
 	}
-elsif ($config{'init_base'} && -d "/etc/systemd" &&
-       &has_command("systemctl") &&
+elsif (-d "/etc/systemd" && &has_command("systemctl") &&
        &execute_command("systemctl list-units") == 0) {
 	$init_mode = "systemd";
 	}