diff --git a/appliance/excludelist.in b/appliance/excludelist.in
index d92c8c509..e799a1614 100644
--- a/appliance/excludelist.in
+++ b/appliance/excludelist.in
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 /* Plymouth is a graphical boot thing - not needed. */
 ^plymouth
 
-/* Replacements for SysVinit.  We don't use ordinary init in the
- * appliance.
- */
-^systemd
-
 /* Linux firmware.  Note that febootstrap itself excludes the kernel
  * which is also not needed since we get the kernel, modules etc
  * from the host at appliance boot.
diff --git a/appliance/packagelist.in b/appliance/packagelist.in
index ebf945878..d42038007 100644
--- a/appliance/packagelist.in
+++ b/appliance/packagelist.in
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   ntfs-3g
   reiserfs-utils
   libselinux
+  systemd /* for /sbin/reboot */
   udev
   util-linux-ng
   vim-minimal