diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/profile b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/profile
index 395c8918d1..1b2cce248d 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/profile
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/profile
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
       textmode)
         TEXTMODE=yes
         ;;
+      installer)
+        INSTALLER=yes
+        ;;
       debugging)
         DEBUG=yes
         ;;
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/runlevel.conf b/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/runlevel.conf
index 94bc54df8f..5ce5a72bdd 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/runlevel.conf
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/runlevel.conf
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@
 
 # getting runlevel
   RUNLEVEL="openelec"
+
   if test "$TEXTMODE" = yes; then
     RUNLEVEL="textmode"
   fi
 
+  if test "$INSTALLER" = yes; then
+    RUNLEVEL="installer"
+  fi
+
 export RUNLEVEL
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