diff --git a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-bsc-image.bb b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-bsc-image.bb
index 63d4dff..0d3df23 100644
--- a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-bsc-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-bsc-image.bb
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ activate_bsc() {
 	echo "NO_START=0" > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/default/osmo-bsc
 }
 
-IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND += "activate_bsc; "
+activate_systemd_bsc() {
+        ln -sf ${systemd_unitdir}/system/osmo-bsc.service ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/
+}
+
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND += "${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','activate_systemd_bsc','activate_bsc',d)}; "