diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/pillar/systemd.sls b/cluster/saltbase/pillar/systemd.sls
index ee847382ab5..e898ef248f1 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/pillar/systemd.sls
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/pillar/systemd.sls
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% if grains['oscodename'] in [ 'vivid', 'wily', 'jessie' ] %}
+{% if grains['oscodename'] in [ 'vivid', 'wily', 'jessie', 'xenial', 'yakkety' ] %}
 is_systemd: True
 systemd_system_path: /lib/systemd/system
 {% elif grains['os_family'] == 'RedHat' %}