diff --git a/units/systemd-backlight@.service.in b/units/systemd-backlight@.service.in
index 4830a6a217..981d0f278e 100644
--- a/units/systemd-backlight@.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-backlight@.service.in
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of %i
 Documentation=man:systemd-backlight@.service(8)
+ConditionPathExists=!/etc/initrd-release
+
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 Before=sysinit.target shutdown.target