diff --git a/.build/images/dietpi-build b/.build/images/dietpi-build
index 1c850759cd..8f223bff03 100755
--- a/.build/images/dietpi-build
+++ b/.build/images/dietpi-build
@@ -1262,7 +1262,6 @@ then
 	# - Mount and edit dietpi.txt
 	G_EXEC mkdir rootfs
 	G_EXEC mount "${FP_LOOP}p1" rootfs
-	G_CONFIG_INJECT 'AUTO_UNMASK_LOGIND=' 'AUTO_UNMASK_LOGIND=1' rootfs/boot/dietpi.txt
 	# - Remove loop device
 	G_EXEC sync
 	G_EXEC sleep 1
diff --git a/.build/images/dietpi-installer b/.build/images/dietpi-installer
index 2c376c2ad3..8b5ca734a0 100755
--- a/.build/images/dietpi-installer
+++ b/.build/images/dietpi-installer
@@ -1021,6 +1021,8 @@ setenv rootuuid "true"' /boot/boot.cmd
 			then
 				# VM: Install tiny-initramfs with limited features but sufficient and much smaller + faster
 				apackages+=('tiny-initramfs')
+				# Enable systemd-logind by default for ACPI functionality, required for shutdown/reboot via virtualiser
+				G_CONFIG_INJECT 'AUTO_UNMASK_LOGIND=' 'AUTO_UNMASK_LOGIND=1' /boot/dietpi.txt
 			else
 				# Install and use zstd for better initramfs compression
 				apackages+=('initramfs-tools' 'zstd')