diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccmp13-dvk.conf b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccmp13-dvk.conf
index 91c02aa3c..61b43b098 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccmp13-dvk.conf
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccmp13-dvk.conf
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ DISTRO_FEATURES:append = "pulseaudio"
 # Disabling sysvinit
 DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED += "sysvinit"
 
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "systemd"
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = "systemd-compat-units"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager ?= "systemd"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts ?= "initscripts"
 
 # Disable use of vendorfs partition
 ST_VENDORFS = "0"
diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccmp15-dvk.conf b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccmp15-dvk.conf
index f637f677f..b7b94099f 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccmp15-dvk.conf
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccmp15-dvk.conf
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ DISTRO_FEATURES:append = "pulseaudio"
 # Disabling sysvinit
 DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED += "sysvinit"
 
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "systemd"
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = "systemd-compat-units"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager ?= "systemd"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts ?= "initscripts"
 
 # Disable use of vendorfs partition
 ST_VENDORFS = "0"