diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.conf
index f897d7d31c..a06b84371b 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 Distribution=arch
 
 [Content]
+PrepareScripts=systemd.prepare
 VolatilePackages=
         systemd
         systemd-libs
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.prepare b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/systemd.prepare
similarity index 100%
rename from mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.prepare
rename to mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/systemd.prepare
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.conf
index 7c941046f7..ed8be13ba6 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Distribution=|centos
 Distribution=|fedora
 
 [Content]
+PrepareScripts=systemd.prepare
 VolatilePackages=
         systemd
         systemd-boot
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.prepare b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/systemd.prepare
similarity index 100%
rename from mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.prepare
rename to mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/systemd.prepare
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.conf
index 30138c00fb..c9836d487d 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Distribution=|debian
 Distribution=|ubuntu
 
 [Content]
+PrepareScripts=systemd.prepare
 VolatilePackages=
         libnss-myhostname
         libnss-mymachines
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.prepare b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/systemd.prepare
similarity index 100%
rename from mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.prepare
rename to mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/systemd.prepare
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.conf
index 32ff446fec..527beaa3b8 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Repositories=non-oss
 SandboxTrees=macros.db_backend:/etc/rpm/macros.db_backend
 
 [Content]
+PrepareScripts=systemd.prepare
 VolatilePackages=
         libsystemd0
         libudev1
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.prepare b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/systemd.prepare
similarity index 100%
rename from mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.prepare
rename to mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/systemd.prepare
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
index 8ccf722238..9940b1ef58 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Distribution=arch
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/systemd.prepare
 VolatilePackages=
         systemd
         systemd-libs
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf
index 1665f8b471..67fc047103 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Distribution=|centos
 Distribution=|fedora
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/systemd.prepare
 VolatilePackages=
         systemd-standalone-shutdown
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/debian.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/debian.conf
index c745a1a1d3..bce949168d 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/debian.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/debian.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 Distribution=debian
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/systemd.prepare
 VolatilePackages=
         systemd-standalone-shutdown
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf
index 7acc481389..5afda7a87c 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Distribution=opensuse
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/systemd.prepare
 Packages=
         diffutils
         grep
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/ubuntu.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/ubuntu.conf
index 742d998504..f1ef2eb19b 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/ubuntu.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf.d/ubuntu.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Distribution=ubuntu
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/systemd.prepare
 VolatilePackages=
         libsystemd-shared
         libsystemd0
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
index 74f4bee9c9..909426a09c 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Distribution=arch
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/systemd.prepare
 Packages=
         btrfs-progs
         tpm2-tools
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf
index de1c8947a2..1a971625bf 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Distribution=|centos
 Distribution=|fedora
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/systemd.prepare
 Packages=
         tpm2-tools
 
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf
index b2fb3a06cb..7f2566e993 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Distribution=|debian
 Distribution=|ubuntu
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/systemd.prepare
 Packages=
         btrfs-progs
         tpm2-tools
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf
index 18142a6dbd..b43bc43631 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Distribution=opensuse
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/systemd.prepare
 Packages=
         btrfs-progs
         kmod
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
index 070506b8f5..c7a1db67a8 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/arch.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Distribution=arch
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/arch/systemd.prepare
 Packages=
         inetutils
         iproute
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf
index 6d4caebef4..3338824272 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Distribution=|centos
 Distribution=|fedora
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/systemd.prepare
 Packages=
         hostname
         iproute
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf
index ddf1a18807..5c911fbe59 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Distribution=|debian
 Distribution=|ubuntu
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/systemd.prepare
 Packages=
         hostname
         iproute2
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf
index 4f96c7d34b..5904812464 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-base/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Distribution=opensuse
 
 [Content]
-PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.prepare
+PrepareScripts=%D/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/systemd.prepare
 Packages=
         diffutils
         grep