diff --git a/scripts/config.sh b/scripts/config.sh
index df6be2c..404774f 100644
--- a/scripts/config.sh
+++ b/scripts/config.sh
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ SYSTEMD=true
 
 # Array of additional packages to install
 ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES=("app-editors/neovim")
-# Install and enable dhcpcd
-INSTALL_DHCPCD=true
 # Install and configure sshd (a reasonably secure config is provided, which
 # only allows the use of ed25519 keys, and requires pubkey authentication)
 INSTALL_SSHD=true
diff --git a/scripts/functions.sh b/scripts/functions.sh
index 348bf4c..d16361d 100644
--- a/scripts/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/functions.sh
@@ -746,3 +746,13 @@ gentoo_chroot() {
 		exec chroot -- "$ROOT_MOUNTPOINT" "$GENTOO_INSTALL_REPO_DIR/scripts/main_chroot.sh" "$@" \
 			|| die "Failed to chroot into '$ROOT_MOUNTPOINT'"
 }
+
+enable_service() {
+	if [[ $SYSTEMD == "true" ]]; then
+		systemctl enable "$1" \
+			|| die "Could not enable $1 service"
+	else
+		rc-update add "$1" default \
+			|| die "Could not add $1 to default services"
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/scripts/main.sh b/scripts/main.sh
index 646ac20..7849879 100755
--- a/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/scripts/main.sh
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ install_sshd() {
 	einfo "Installing sshd"
 	install -m0600 -o root -g root "$GENTOO_INSTALL_REPO_DIR/configs/sshd_config" /etc/ssh/sshd_config \
 		|| die "Could not install /etc/ssh/sshd_config"
-	rc-update add sshd default \
-		|| die "Could not add sshd to default services"
+	enable_service sshd
 	groupadd -r sshusers \
 		|| die "Could not create group 'sshusers'"
 }
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ main_install_gentoo_in_chroot() {
 	# Generate a valid fstab file
 	generate_fstab
 
-	# Install and enable dhcpcd
+	# Install gentoolkit
 	einfo "Installing gentoolkit"
 	try emerge --verbose app-portage/gentoolkit
 
@@ -355,11 +354,13 @@ main_install_gentoo_in_chroot() {
 		install_sshd
 	fi
 
-	# Install and enable dhcpcd
-	einfo "Installing dhcpcd"
-	try emerge --verbose net-misc/dhcpcd
-	rc-update add dhcpcd default \
-		|| die "Could not add dhcpcd to default services"
+	if [[ $SYSTEMD != "true" ]]; then
+		# Install and enable dhcpcd
+		einfo "Installing dhcpcd"
+		try emerge --verbose net-misc/dhcpcd
+
+		enable_service dhcpcd
+	fi
 
 	# Install ansible
 	if [[ $INSTALL_ANSIBLE == "true" ]]; then