diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-network.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-network.bb
index 1f3abb010..8805a8140 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-network.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-network.bb
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
 	${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_http-server} \
 	${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_network-utils} \
 	${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_snmp-manager} \
-	${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_ntp-client} \
+	${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', '', '${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_ntp-client}', d)} \
 "
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
index 5d1c1b346..bb324daaa 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
     base-passwd \
     cloudconnector \
     ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "keyboard", "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_keymaps}", "", d)} \
-    ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "rtc", "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils-hwclock}", "", d)} \
+    ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', '', bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "rtc", "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils-hwclock}", "", d), d)} \
     ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "touchscreen", "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_touchscreen}", "",d)} \
     init-ifupdown \
     libdigiapix \
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
     sysinfo \
     usbutils \
     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils} \
-    ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils-acpid} \
+    ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', '', '${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils-acpid}', d)} \
     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager} \
     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager} \
     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts} \