diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended b/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended
index e5dfc89cf6..73685666bf 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended
@@ -215,3 +215,7 @@
 # Put the following two lines in the conf file with intact.
 #ARCHIVER_CLASS = "${@'archive-${ARCHIVER_MODE}-source' if ARCHIVER_MODE != 'none' else ''}"
 #INHERIT += "${ARCHIVER_CLASS}"
+#
+# set init manager: sysvinit or systemd
+# sysvinit is the default choice
+#DISTRO_FEATURES_INITMAN ?= "sysvinit"