diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/features/systemd/make.defaults b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/features/systemd/make.defaults
index 76a820ac5b..2f2e1d1561 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/features/systemd/make.defaults
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/features/systemd/make.defaults
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 USE="systemd"
 BOOTSTRAP_USE="$BOOTSTRAP_USE udev"
+DRACUT_MODULES="systemd"