diff --git a/support-sysvinit.patch b/support-sysvinit.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..627a3082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support-sysvinit.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Index: systemd-36/src/systemctl.c
+===================================================================
+--- systemd-36.orig/src/systemctl.c
++++ systemd-36/src/systemctl.c
+@@ -4672,10 +4672,13 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *ar
+                                 /* Hmm, so some other init system is
+                                  * running, we need to forward this
+                                  * request to it. For now we simply
+-                                 * guess that it is Upstart. */
+-
+-                                execv("/lib/upstart/telinit", argv);
++                                 * guess that it is Sysvinit or Upstart. */
+ 
++				if (!access("/lib/sysvinit/telinit", X_OK)) {
++					execv("/lib/sysvinit/telinit", argv);
++				} else {
++					execv("/lib/upstart/telinit", argv);
++				}
+                                 log_error("Couldn't find an alternative telinit implementation to spawn.");
+                                 return -EIO;
+                         }
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 9891b612..b45fab37 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 11 13:57:32 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- make sure updaters get in the /sbin/init from here - the sub package
+  of the split package will decide which init wins in update case
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 11 13:10:27 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- under openSUSE if it's not systemd, chances are good it's
+  sysvinit
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 11 11:07:02 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- do not list specific sbin_init providers
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct  5 16:18:48 UTC 2011 - fcrozat@suse.com
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 33a01022..bec7ce20 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Patch6:         0001-handle-disable_caplock-and-compose_table-and-kbd_rat.patch
 Patch8:         tty1.patch
 Patch10:        0001-service-Fix-dependencies-added-when-parsing-insserv..patch
 Patch13:        0001-service-flags-sysv-service-with-detected-pid-as-Rema.patch
+Patch15:        support-sysvinit.patch
 
 # Upstream First - Policy:
 # Never add any patches to this package without the upstream commit id
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ transactional dependency-based service control logic. It can work as a
 drop-in replacement for sysvinit.
 
 %package devel
-License:        GPLv2+
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Summary:        Development headers for systemd
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
@@ -94,13 +94,11 @@ Requires:       pkg-config
 Development headers and auxiliary files for developing applications for systemd.
 
 %package sysvinit
-License:        GPLv2+
-Group:          System/Base
 Summary:        System V init tools
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
 Provides:       sbin_init
-Conflicts:      sysvinit
-Conflicts:      upstart
+Conflicts:      otherproviders(sbin_init)
+Provides:       sysvinit:/sbin/init
 
 %description sysvinit
 Drop-in replacement of System V init tools.
@@ -108,9 +106,6 @@ Drop-in replacement of System V init tools.
 %if %{build_plymouth}
 
 %package plymouth
-
-License:        GPLv2+
-Group:          System/Base
 Summary:        Plymouth support for systemd
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
 Requires:       plymouth
@@ -128,6 +123,7 @@ Plymouth integration for systemd
 %patch12 -p1
 %patch13 -p1
 %patch14 -p1
+%patch15 -p1
 
 %build
 autoreconf -fiv