diff --git a/linux/sysvinit/ckb-next-daemon.in b/linux/sysvinit/ckb-next-daemon.in
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..139fd7e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/sysvinit/ckb-next-daemon.in
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright 2017-2018 ckb-next Development Team <ckb-next@googlegroups.com>
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+NAME="ckb-next-daemon"
+PID="/dev/input/ckb0/pid"
+DAEMON="@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/bin/ckb-next-daemon"
+
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        log_daemon_msg "Starting $NAME" "$NAME"
+        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PID --exec $DAEMON --background
+        log_end_msg $?
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        log_daemon_msg "Stopping $NAME" "$NAME"
+        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry="-QUIT/5/TERM/5/KILL/5" --pidfile $PID --name $NAME
+        log_end_msg $?
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        log_daemon_msg "Restarting $NAME" "$NAME"
+        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry="-QUIT/5/TERM/5/KILL/5" --pidfile $PID --name $NAME
+        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PID --exec $DAEMON --background
+        log_end_msg $?
+        ;;
+    reload)
+        log_daemon_msg "Reloading $NAME" "$NAME"
+        start-stop-daemon --stop --signal USR1 --quiet --pidfile $PID --name $NAME
+        log_end_msg $?
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: $1 {start|stop|restart|reload}"
+        exit 1
+esac
diff --git a/src/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/src/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
index 37903acb..cc3fbe20 100644
--- a/src/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -325,12 +325,6 @@ elseif (LINUX)
             @ONLY)
 
         if (SAFE_INSTALL)
-            execute_process(
-                COMMAND rc-status -a
-                COMMAND egrep "started"
-                COMMAND egrep -o "ckb-daemon|ckb-next-daemon"
-                OUTPUT_VARIABLE daemons
-                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
             if (daemons)
                 string(REPLACE "\n" ";" daemons_list "${daemons}")
                 foreach (daemon IN LISTS daemons_list)
@@ -356,6 +350,27 @@ elseif (LINUX)
 
     endif ()
 
+    # A way to check for SysVinit
+    if (EXISTS "/etc/inittab")
+        message(STATUS "SysVinit detected")
+        set(CKB_NEXT_INIT_SYSTEM "SysVinit" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+
+        # Generate and import service
+        message(STATUS "Generating and importing ckb-next-daemon (${CKB_NEXT_INIT_SYSTEM})")
+        configure_file(
+            "${ckb-next_SOURCE_DIR}/linux/sysvinit/ckb-next-daemon.in"
+            "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/service/ckb-next-daemon.sh"
+            @ONLY)
+
+        if (SAFE_INSTALL)
+            if (EXISTS "/dev/input/ckb0/pid")
+                message(STATUS "Running ckb-next-daemon detected")
+                install(CODE "message(STATUS \"${CKB_NEXT_INIT_SYSTEM}: stoppping ${daemon}\")")
+                install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND sudo /etc/init.d/ckb-next-daemon.sh stop)")
+            endif ()
+        endif ()
+    endif ()
+
 endif ()
 
 # Declare target's installation paths
@@ -402,9 +417,17 @@ elseif ("${CKB_NEXT_INIT_SYSTEM}" STREQUAL "OpenRC")
         OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE
         GROUP_READ             GROUP_EXECUTE
         WORLD_READ             WORLD_EXECUTE)
+elseif ("${CKB_NEXT_INIT_SYSTEM}" STREQUAL "SysVinit")
+    install(
+        FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/service/ckb-next-daemon.sh"
+        DESTINATION "/etc/init.d"
+        PERMISSIONS
+        OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE
+        GROUP_READ             GROUP_EXECUTE
+        WORLD_READ             WORLD_EXECUTE)
 elseif ("${CKB_NEXT_INIT_SYSTEM}" STREQUAL "unknown")
     message(WARNING "No supported system service detected.
-    Supported services are: systemd, launchd, OpenRC, upstart.")
+    Supported services are: systemd, launchd, OpenRC, upstart, SysVinit.")
 endif ()
 
 if (LINUX)
@@ -442,5 +465,9 @@ if (SAFE_INSTALL)
         install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND sudo rc-update add ckb-next-daemon default)")
         install(CODE "message(STATUS \"${CKB_NEXT_INIT_SYSTEM}: starting ckb-next-daemon\")")
         install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND sudo rc-service ckb-next-daemon start)")
+    elseif ("${CKB_NEXT_INIT_SYSTEM}" STREQUAL "SysVinit")
+        # Just running the script should be enough
+        install(CODE "message(STATUS \"${CKB_NEXT_INIT_SYSTEM}: starting ckb-next-daemon\")")
+        install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND sudo /etc/init.d/ckb-next-daemon.sh start)")
     endif ()
 endif ()