diff --git a/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-26-r5.ebuild b/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-26-r5.ebuild
index 0971ec42863ff..53000bb3debcf 100644
--- a/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-26-r5.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-26-r5.ebuild
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ pkg_postinst() {
 	fi
 
 	if [[ -e ${EROOT%/}/etc/runlevels/sysinit ]]; then
-		if [[ ! -e ${EROOT%/}/etc/runlevels/sysinit/kmod-static-nodes ]]; then
+		if ! has_version sys-apps/systemd && [[ ! -e ${EROOT%/}/etc/runlevels/sysinit/kmod-static-nodes ]]; then
 			ewarn
 			ewarn "You need to add kmod-static-nodes to the sysinit runlevel for"
 			ewarn "kernel modules to have required static nodes!"
diff --git a/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-27-r2.ebuild b/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-27-r2.ebuild
index d221e38e3077e..25f4447352450 100644
--- a/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-27-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-27-r2.ebuild
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ pkg_postinst() {
 	fi
 
 	if [[ -e ${EROOT}/etc/runlevels/sysinit ]]; then
-		if [[ ! -e ${EROOT}/etc/runlevels/sysinit/kmod-static-nodes ]]; then
+		if ! has_version sys-apps/systemd && [[ ! -e ${EROOT}/etc/runlevels/sysinit/kmod-static-nodes ]]; then
 			ewarn
 			ewarn "You need to add kmod-static-nodes to the sysinit runlevel for"
 			ewarn "kernel modules to have required static nodes!"
diff --git a/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-9999.ebuild
index c9e60cdc33f1f..7a4f75e4ee5f1 100644
--- a/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/kmod/kmod-9999.ebuild
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ pkg_postinst() {
 	fi
 
 	if [[ -e ${EROOT}/etc/runlevels/sysinit ]]; then
-		if [[ ! -e ${EROOT}/etc/runlevels/sysinit/kmod-static-nodes ]]; then
+		if ! has_version sys-apps/systemd && [[ ! -e ${EROOT}/etc/runlevels/sysinit/kmod-static-nodes ]]; then
 			ewarn
 			ewarn "You need to add kmod-static-nodes to the sysinit runlevel for"
 			ewarn "kernel modules to have required static nodes!"