diff --git a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk
index 8ac2d17b24..fa8ae13b8c 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk
@@ -216,9 +216,12 @@ define XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/xorg.service
 endef
 
+# init script conflicts with S90nodm
+ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NODM),y)
 define XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/S40xorg \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S40xorg
 endef
+endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))