diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxc-container.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxc-container.nix
index 96b749102241..55b285b69147 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxc-container.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxc-container.nix
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ in
       extraCommands = "mkdir -p proc sys dev";
     };
 
+    system.build.installBootLoader = pkgs.writeScript "install-lxd-sbin-init.sh" ''
+      #!${pkgs.runtimeShell}
+      ln -fs "$1/init" /sbin/init
+    '';
+
     # Add the overrides from lxd distrobuilder
     # https://github.com/lxc/distrobuilder/blob/05978d0d5a72718154f1525c7d043e090ba7c3e0/distrobuilder/main.go#L630
     systemd.packages = [