diff --git a/base/util-linux/util-linux.conf b/base/util-linux/util-linux.conf
index fd4a70233..816a06fdc 100644
--- a/base/util-linux/util-linux.conf
+++ b/base/util-linux/util-linux.conf
@@ -29,3 +29,8 @@ if pkginstalled shadow; then
 	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--disable-su"
 	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--disable-login"
 fi
+
+# use sulogin from sysvinit package if available
+if pkginstalled sysvinit; then
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--disable-sulogin"
+fi