diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index a0c99db7..ee846c53 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -711,6 +711,8 @@ case $SUBPROJECT in
 		esac
 		add_package install fakeroot
 		add_package install build-essential
+		# Needed for LXD-based builds.
+		add_package install init
 		;;
 esac