diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-addons/init.sls b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-addons/init.sls
index e809689de79..98e3d174476 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-addons/init.sls
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-addons/init.sls
@@ -212,3 +212,7 @@ kube-addons:
 {% else %}
       - file: /etc/init.d/kube-addons
 {% endif %}
+{% if pillar.get('is_systemd') %}
+    - provider:
+      - service: systemd
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/init.sls b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/init.sls
index d37bb558c33..a03bf7a6cb8 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/init.sls
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/init.sls
@@ -79,3 +79,7 @@ kubelet:
 {% endif %}
       - file: {{ environment_file }}
       - file: /var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig
+{% if pillar.get('is_systemd') %}
+    - provider:
+      - service: systemd
+{%- endif %}