diff --git a/config/common.mk b/config/common.mk
index 85a24b7..378aa65 100644
--- a/config/common.mk
+++ b/config/common.mk
@@ -93,9 +93,11 @@
     vendor/cm/prebuilt/common/etc/init.d/00banner:system/etc/init.d/00banner \
     vendor/cm/prebuilt/common/bin/sysinit:system/bin/sysinit
 
+ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT),user)
 # userinit support
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
     vendor/cm/prebuilt/common/etc/init.d/90userinit:system/etc/init.d/90userinit
+endif
 
 # CM-specific init file
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \