diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/coreos-kernel-3.11.7-r1.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/coreos-kernel-3.11.7-r2.ebuild
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/coreos-kernel-3.11.7-r1.ebuild
rename to sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/coreos-kernel-3.11.7-r2.ebuild
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/files/x86_64_defconfig-3.11.7-r1 b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/files/x86_64_defconfig-3.11.7-r2
similarity index 99%
rename from sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/files/x86_64_defconfig-3.11.7-r1
rename to sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/files/x86_64_defconfig-3.11.7-r2
index 22c2d6f5e0..2021e3cbee 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/files/x86_64_defconfig-3.11.7-r1
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/files/x86_64_defconfig-3.11.7-r2
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_HOTPLUG_CPU0 is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO is not set
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL=y
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="root=gptprio:"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="root=gptprio: init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd"
 # CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE=y