diff --git a/testing/turnstile/APKBUILD b/testing/turnstile/APKBUILD
index 5455e0c0456..1570dabe909 100644
--- a/testing/turnstile/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/turnstile/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me>
 pkgname=turnstile
 pkgver=0.1.10
-pkgrel=0
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Independent session/login tracker"
 url="https://github.com/chimera-linux/turnstile"
 arch="all"
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ subpackages="$pkgname-doc $pkgname-openrc"
 source="$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/chimera-linux/turnstile/archive/refs/tags/v$pkgver.tar.gz
 	turnstiled.confd
 	turnstiled.initd
+
+	no-system-dinit.patch
 	"
 options="!check" # no tests
 
 build() {
 	abuild-meson \
 		-Db_lto=true \
-		-Ddinit=disabled \
+		-Ddinit=enabled \
 		-Dmanage_rundir=true \
 		. output
 	meson compile -C output
@@ -39,4 +41,5 @@ sha512sums="
 739e11a01cfcb6c7ae58445619e1986cc6a84f93eae4ebf36b76f1f003baec90bf357eb81da2c116df3564631dff7b3b97c0eb6878d2d14de6457ba66dad5068  turnstile-0.1.10.tar.gz
 4798d04b707e3b44467c1e75481a5123dbf4755ef1bdd09ac31d180762f67085a7030c4ba7d1f27b1ef30910785d8739375a730f32647c7d554142fac4d6b824  turnstiled.confd
 4824f233704b21e3a4ab931879f88ec716761065fd109038ea9a0c89383580c7a198e2372088b555cb894110b5067c26b99ac9c40c04bf9a2384af1417fa4ad0  turnstiled.initd
+5608dc9f78c387d3ae061d26dc7a4b6ceecb74b00b63ab8f0f78f8d6f8851bffe3a9183a6947828b265949c6a54d17ee44bd343159052dce802d9086ff67a2d8  no-system-dinit.patch
 "
diff --git a/testing/turnstile/no-system-dinit.patch b/testing/turnstile/no-system-dinit.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc82b031293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/turnstile/no-system-dinit.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+we don't support running dinit system-wide,
+so remove the code that assumes system dinit
+
+diff --git a/backend/dinit b/backend/dinit
+index d69710e..7c5e680 100644
+--- a/backend/dinit
++++ b/backend/dinit
+@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ set -e
+ # set a bunch of defaults in case the conf cannot be read or is mangled
+ 
+ [ -z "$boot_dir" ] && boot_dir="${HOME}/.config/dinit.d/boot.d"
+-[ -z "$system_boot_dir" ] && system_boot_dir="/usr/lib/dinit.d/user/boot.d"
+ 
+ if [ -z "$services_dir1" ]; then
+     services_dir1="${HOME}/.config/dinit.d"
+@@ -113,10 +112,4 @@ depends-on = system
+ waits-for.d = ${boot_dir}
+ EOF
+ 
+-# this must also succeed
+-cat << EOF > "${DINIT_DIR}/system"
+-type = internal
+-waits-for.d = ${system_boot_dir}
+-EOF
+-
+ exec dinit --user --ready-fd 3 --services-dir "$DINIT_DIR" "$@" 3>"$DINIT_READY_PIPE"
+diff --git a/backend/dinit.conf b/backend/dinit.conf
+index c41f6bc..fc174a3 100644
+--- a/backend/dinit.conf
++++ b/backend/dinit.conf
+@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@
+ #
+ boot_dir="${HOME}/.config/dinit.d/boot.d"
+ 
+-# This is just like boot_dir, but not controlled by the
+-# user. Instead, the system installs links there, and
+-# they are started for all users universally.
+-#
+-system_boot_dir="/usr/lib/dinit.d/user/boot.d"
+-
+ # A directory user service files are read from. Every
+ # additional directory needs to have its number incremented.
+ # The numbering matters (defines the order) and there must be
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index 770b982..733cd40 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -111,14 +111,6 @@ pam_mod = shared_module(
+     gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden'
+ )
+ 
+-if have_dinit
+-    install_data(
+-        'data/dinit/turnstiled',
+-        install_dir: join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'dinit.d'),
+-        install_mode: 'rw-r--r--'
+-    )
+-endif
+-
+ install_data(
+     'data/pam/turnstiled',
+     install_dir: pamdir,