diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-apiserver/kube-apiserver.manifest b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-apiserver/kube-apiserver.manifest
index ffdb07f2f91..07162880a6d 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-apiserver/kube-apiserver.manifest
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-apiserver/kube-apiserver.manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set daemon_args = "$DAEMON_ARGS" -%}
-{% if pillar.get('is_systemd') -%}
+{% if grains['os_family'] == 'RedHat' -%}
 	{% set daemon_args = "" -%}
 {% endif -%}
 
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/default b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/default
index 7d7a9470c37..84d9b7232e3 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/default
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/default
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set daemon_args = "$DAEMON_ARGS" -%}
-{% if pillar.get('is_systemd') -%}
+{% if grains['os_family'] == 'RedHat' -%}
 	{% set daemon_args = "" -%}
 {% endif -%}
 {# TODO(azure-maintainer): add support for distributing kubeconfig with token to kube-proxy #}
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default
index 7ae38e1284a..40c3d2b9893 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set daemon_args = "$DAEMON_ARGS" -%}
-{% if pillar.get('is_systemd') -%}
+{% if grains['os_family'] == 'RedHat' -%}
   {% set daemon_args = "" -%}
 {% endif -%}