diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 4bdfeeaedd..ed2a472cef 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ menu "Target packages"
 	source "package/skeleton-custom/Config.in"
 	source "package/skeleton-init-none/Config.in"
 	source "package/skeleton-init-systemd/Config.in"
-	source "package/skeleton-sysv/Config.in"
+	source "package/skeleton-init-sysv/Config.in"
 
 menu "Audio and video applications"
 	source "package/alsa-utils/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/Config.in b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/Config.in
similarity index 52%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/Config.in
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/Config.in
index 2f6dbd9673..60000e0e92 100644
--- a/package/skeleton-sysv/Config.in
+++ b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_SYSV
+config BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_INIT_SYSV
 	bool
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_SKELETON
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_COMMON
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_SKELETON
-	default "skeleton-sysv" if BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_SYSV
+	default "skeleton-init-sysv" if BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_INIT_SYSV
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton-sysv.mk b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton-init-sysv.mk
similarity index 57%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton-sysv.mk
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton-init-sysv.mk
index b5fa396ac2..dcff2b8edf 100644
--- a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton-sysv.mk
+++ b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton-init-sysv.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
-# skeleton-sysv
+# skeleton-init-sysv
 #
 ################################################################################
 
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
 # skeleton and the toolchain is a target package, as is skeleton.
 # Hence, skeleton would depends on the toolchain and the toolchain would depend
 # on skeleton.
-SKELETON_SYSV_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY = NO
-SKELETON_SYSV_ADD_SKELETON_DEPENDENCY = NO
+SKELETON_INIT_SYSV_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY = NO
+SKELETON_INIT_SYSV_ADD_SKELETON_DEPENDENCY = NO
 
-SKELETON_SYSV_DEPENDENCIES = skeleton-common
+SKELETON_INIT_SYSV_DEPENDENCIES = skeleton-common
 
-SKELETON_SYSV_PROVIDES = skeleton
+SKELETON_INIT_SYSV_PROVIDES = skeleton
 
-define SKELETON_SYSV_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(SKELETON_SYSV_PKGDIR)/skeleton,$(TARGET_DIR))
+define SKELETON_INIT_SYSV_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(SKELETON_INIT_SYSV_PKGDIR)/skeleton,$(TARGET_DIR))
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/dev/log b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/dev/log
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/dev/log
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/dev/log
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/dev/pts/.empty b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/dev/pts/.empty
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/dev/pts/.empty
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/dev/pts/.empty
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/dev/shm/.empty b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/dev/shm/.empty
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/dev/shm/.empty
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/dev/shm/.empty
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/etc/fstab b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/etc/fstab
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/etc/fstab
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/etc/fstab
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/cache b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/cache
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/cache
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/cache
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/lib/misc b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/lib/misc
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/lib/misc
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/lib/misc
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/lock b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/lock
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/lock
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/lock
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/log b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/log
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/log
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/log
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/run b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/run
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/run
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/run
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/spool b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/spool
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/spool
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/spool
diff --git a/package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/tmp b/package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/tmp
similarity index 100%
rename from package/skeleton-sysv/skeleton/var/tmp
rename to package/skeleton-init-sysv/skeleton/var/tmp
diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index cbde411895..b9714923c4 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ choice
 
 config BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_DEFAULT
 	bool "default target skeleton"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_SYSV if BR2_INIT_SYSV
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_SYSV if BR2_INIT_BUSYBOX
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_INIT_SYSV if BR2_INIT_SYSV
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_INIT_SYSV if BR2_INIT_BUSYBOX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_INIT_SYSTEMD if BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SKELETON_INIT_NONE if BR2_INIT_NONE
 	help