diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-254_rc2.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-254_rc2.ebuild
index 0bd6dcb2fb859..494249a2edd6d 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-254_rc2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-254_rc2.ebuild
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ src_unpack() {
 
 src_prepare() {
 	local PATCHES=(
+		"${FILESDIR}/systemd-253-initrd-generators.patch"
 	)
 
 	if ! use vanilla; then