diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index b9d82ed71e..5d5f3e92bd 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -355,6 +355,15 @@ define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_CONF)
 endef
 
+# Install the sysvinit scripts, for the moment, but not those that already
+# have a corresponding one in openrc.
+define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_INIT_OPENRC
+	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_SCRIPT)
+	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_LOGGING_SCRIPT)
+	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_WATCHDOG_SCRIPT)
+	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_TELNET_SCRIPT)
+endef
+
 define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_LOGGING_SCRIPT)