diff --git a/elements/base/element-deps b/elements/base/element-deps
index ef25eec6..cc601180 100644
--- a/elements/base/element-deps
+++ b/elements/base/element-deps
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+dib-init-system
 pkg-map
diff --git a/elements/dib-init-system/README.rst b/elements/dib-init-system/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6005d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/dib-init-system/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+===============
+dib-init-system
+===============
+
+A simple element that provides a script to tell what the init system is.
diff --git a/elements/base/dib-init-system b/elements/dib-init-system/dib-init-system
similarity index 100%
rename from elements/base/dib-init-system
rename to elements/dib-init-system/dib-init-system
diff --git a/elements/base/environment.d/10-dib-init-system.bash b/elements/dib-init-system/environment.d/10-dib-init-system.bash
similarity index 100%
rename from elements/base/environment.d/10-dib-init-system.bash
rename to elements/dib-init-system/environment.d/10-dib-init-system.bash
diff --git a/elements/base/pre-install.d/04-dib-init-system b/elements/dib-init-system/pre-install.d/04-dib-init-system
similarity index 100%
rename from elements/base/pre-install.d/04-dib-init-system
rename to elements/dib-init-system/pre-install.d/04-dib-init-system