diff --git a/init.d/dmesg.in b/init.d/dmesg.in
index 6aad0e28..d3528d0d 100644
--- a/init.d/dmesg.in
+++ b/init.d/dmesg.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ description="Set the dmesg level for a cleaner boot"
 depend()
 {
 	before dev modules
+	keyword novserver
 }
 
 start()
diff --git a/init.d/sysfs.in b/init.d/sysfs.in
index be5c91bf..07f62347 100644
--- a/init.d/sysfs.in
+++ b/init.d/sysfs.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description="Mount the sys filesystem."
 
 depend()
 {
-	keyword noprefix
+	keyword noprefix novserver
 }
 
 mount_sys()