diff -Naur a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
--- a/init/main.c	2025-11-30 23:42:10.000000000 +0100
+++ b/init/main.c	2026-04-03 19:58:56.539213779 +0200
@@ -1534,12 +1534,10 @@
 			       CONFIG_DEFAULT_INIT, ret);
 		else
 			return 0;
-	}
+         }
 
-	if (!try_to_run_init_process("/sbin/init") ||
-	    !try_to_run_init_process("/etc/init") ||
-	    !try_to_run_init_process("/bin/init") ||
-	    !try_to_run_init_process("/bin/sh"))
+        if (!try_to_run_init_process("/usr/lib/systemd/systemd") ||
+	    !try_to_run_init_process("/usr/bin/sh"))
 		return 0;
 
 	panic("No working init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel. "