diff --git a/distrobox-init b/distrobox-init
index 6cb27559e2..bc93c4db18 100755
--- a/distrobox-init
+++ b/distrobox-init
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ EOF
 		xbps-install -Syu xbps
 		# We have to lock this package, as it's incompatible with distrobox's
 		# mount process.
-		xbps-pkgdb -m repolock base-files
+		xbps-pkgdb -m repolock base-files runit-void
 		# Check if shell_pkg is available in distro's repo. If not we
 		# fall back to bash, and we set the SHELL variable to bash so
 		# that it is set up correctly for the user.