diff --git a/package/eudev/Config.in b/package/eudev/Config.in
index b1d2f37a72..b0ce76171a 100644
--- a/package/eudev/Config.in
+++ b/package/eudev/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EUDEV
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # needs C99 compiler
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # kmod
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_UDEV_GENTOO_SCRIPTS if BR2_INIT_OPENRC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD
diff --git a/package/eudev/eudev.mk b/package/eudev/eudev.mk
index 99b5befd09..8b677e76b6 100644
--- a/package/eudev/eudev.mk
+++ b/package/eudev/eudev.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ define EUDEV_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/eudev/S10udev $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S10udev
 endef
 
+# Avoid installing S10udev with openrc, as the service is started by a unit
+# from the udev-gentoo-scripts package.
+define EUDEV_INSTALL_INIT_OPENRC
+	@:
+endef
+
 # Required by default rules for input devices
 define EUDEV_USERS
 	- - input -1 * - - - Input device group