diff --git a/package/linux-tools/linux-tools.mk b/package/linux-tools/linux-tools.mk
index ac4da59b17..65d9e850e0 100644
--- a/package/linux-tools/linux-tools.mk
+++ b/package/linux-tools/linux-tools.mk
@@ -42,4 +42,26 @@ LINUX_TOOLS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += $(foreach tool,$(LINUX_TOOLS),\
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_$(call UPPERCASE,$(tool))),\
 		$(call UPPERCASE,$(tool))_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS))
 
+define LINUX_TOOLS_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
+	$(foreach tool,$(LINUX_TOOLS),\
+		$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_$(call UPPERCASE,$(tool))),\
+			$($(call UPPERCASE,$(tool))_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD))
+	)
+endef
+
+define LINUX_TOOLS_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
+	$(foreach tool,$(LINUX_TOOLS),\
+		$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_$(call UPPERCASE,$(tool))),\
+			$($(call UPPERCASE,$(tool))_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV))
+	)
+endef
+
+define LINUX_TOOLS_INSTALL_INIT_OPENRC
+	$(foreach tool,$(LINUX_TOOLS),\
+		$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_$(call UPPERCASE,$(tool))),\
+			$(or $($(call UPPERCASE,$(tool))_INSTALL_INIT_OPENRC),\
+			     $($(call UPPERCASE,$(tool))_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV)))
+	)
+endef
+
 $(eval $(generic-package))