diff --git a/scripts/systemctl-wrapper.sh b/scripts/systemctl-wrapper.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a570f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/systemctl-wrapper.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+reason=""
+systemctl="/usr/bin/systemctl"
+
+[ "$(ps -p 1 -o comm=)" = "systemd" ] || reason="Trying to run $exe in an environment not controlled by Systemd"
+[ -x $systemctl ] || reason="Can't run $exe."
+if [ "$reason" ]; then
+	title="$reason. Ignoring."
+	echo ",-- $title -- >"
+	echo "| $0 $@"
+	echo "\`-- $title -- <"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+exec $systemctl "$@"