diff --git a/sbin/init/Makefile b/sbin/init/Makefile
index 105431807156..af8f90ac6cfa 100644
--- a/sbin/init/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/init/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.1 (Berkeley) 7/19/93
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.15 1998/01/20 10:39:56 bde Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.16 1999/06/18 09:08:06 ru Exp $
 
 PROG=	init
 MAN8=	init.8
 BINMODE=500
 INSTALLFLAGS=-fschg
-CFLAGS+=-DDEBUGSHELL -DSECURE -DLOGIN_CAP
-
-# Uncomment the following line to activate System V compatibility mode
-#CFLAGS+=-DCOMPAT_SYSV_INIT
+CFLAGS+=-DDEBUGSHELL -DSECURE -DLOGIN_CAP -DCOMPAT_SYSV_INIT
 
 .if exists(${.CURDIR}/../../secure) && !defined(NOCRYPT) && !defined(NOSECURE)
 DISTRIBUTION=des
diff --git a/sbin/init/init.8 b/sbin/init/init.8
index 6623921469ed..a482dfa39b44 100644
--- a/sbin/init/init.8
+++ b/sbin/init/init.8
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)init.8	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
-.\"	$Id: init.8,v 1.14 1999/06/16 20:01:18 ru Exp $
+.\"	$Id: init.8,v 1.15 1999/06/18 09:08:08 ru Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 18, 1994
 .Dt INIT 8
@@ -287,12 +287,7 @@ If, at bootstrap time, the
 process cannot be located, the system will panic with the message
 .Dq "panic: init died (signal %d, exit %d)" .
 .Pp
-The second synopsis form is only available if
-.Nm
-was compiled with the
-.Em COMPAT_SYSV_INIT
-option.
-In this case,
+If run as a user process as shown in the second synopsis line,
 .Nm
 will emulate
 .At V