diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc
index 69c6db589b..2eadfcbd74 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ DISTRO_FEATURES_DEFAULTS ?= " \
     acl alsa bluetooth debuginfod ext2 ipv4 ipv6 \
     wifi xattr nfs zeroconf pci 3g nfc x11 vfat seccomp pulseaudio \
     gobject-introspection-data ldconfig opengl ptest multiarch wayland vulkan \
+    ${@oe.utils.conditional('VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager', 'systemd', 'pam', '', d)} \
     "
 IMAGE_FEATURES ?= ""