diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/busybox/busybox.inc b/meta/recipes-core/busybox/busybox.inc
index acd2bfbcff..2f269534bb 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/busybox/busybox.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/busybox/busybox.inc
@@ -280,10 +280,15 @@ inherit update-alternatives
 
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "50"
 
-ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-syslog = "syslog-init syslog-startup-conf"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-syslog = "syslog-startup-conf"
 
-ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[syslog-init] = "${sysconfdir}/init.d/syslog"
-ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[syslog-init] = "${sysconfdir}/init.d/syslog.${BPN}"
+python () {
+    if 'sysvinit' in d.getVar("DISTRO_FEATURES", True).split():
+        pn = d.getVar('PN', True)
+        d.appendVar('ALTERNATIVE_%s-syslog' % (pn), ' syslog-init')
+        d.setVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME', 'syslog-init', '%s/init.d/syslog' % (d.getVar('sysconfdir', True)))
+        d.setVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_TARGET', 'syslog-init', '%s/init.d/syslog.%s' % (d.getVar('sysconfdir', True), d.getVar('BPN', True)))
+}
 
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[syslog-startup-conf] = "${sysconfdir}/syslog-startup.conf"
 ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[syslog-startup-conf] = "${sysconfdir}/syslog-startup.conf.${BPN}"