diff --git a/conf.d/regular.mk b/conf.d/regular.mk
index 88c213fd..e3b14199 100644
--- a/conf.d/regular.mk
+++ b/conf.d/regular.mk
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ distro/.regular-jeos-full: distro/.regular-jeos \
 # NB:
 # - stock cleanup is not enough (or installer-common-stage3 deps soaring)
 distro/regular-jeos-sysv: distro/.regular-jeos-full use/cleanup/jeos/full \
-	+sysvinit; @:
+	+sysvinit
+	@$(call add,BASE_PACKAGES,apt-conf-ignore-systemd)
 
 distro/regular-jeos-systemd: distro/.regular-jeos-full \
 	+systemd +systemd-optimal