diff --git a/units/systemd-journal-flush.service b/units/systemd-journal-flush.service
index 1a71592b93..6423f6ea80 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journal-flush.service
+++ b/units/systemd-journal-flush.service
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Requires=systemd-journald.service
 After=systemd-journald.service systemd-remount-fs.service
 Before=systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
 RequiresMountsFor=/var/log/journal
+ConditionPathExists=!/etc/initrd-release
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=journalctl --flush
diff --git a/units/systemd-random-seed.service.in b/units/systemd-random-seed.service.in
index 5c542ec846..1aa9af9710 100644
--- a/units/systemd-random-seed.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-random-seed.service.in
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ After=systemd-remount-fs.service
 Before=first-boot-complete.target shutdown.target
 Wants=first-boot-complete.target
 ConditionVirtualization=!container
+ConditionPathExists=!/etc/initrd-release
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
diff --git a/units/systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer b/units/systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer
index 6c6cfe7a08..310cfe28e3 100644
--- a/units/systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer
+++ b/units/systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories
 Documentation=man:tmpfiles.d(5) man:systemd-tmpfiles(8)
+ConditionPathExists=!/etc/initrd-release
 
 [Timer]
 OnBootSec=15min