diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/156/filelists/aarch64/files b/config/rootfiles/core/156/filelists/aarch64/files
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19343ce01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/156/filelists/aarch64/files
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+etc/sysctl-aarch64.conf
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/156/filelists/armv5tel/files b/config/rootfiles/core/156/filelists/armv5tel/files
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f273eab44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/156/filelists/armv5tel/files
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+etc/sysctl-armv5tel.conf
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/156/filelists/x86_64/files b/config/rootfiles/core/156/filelists/x86_64/files
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a9fd8a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/156/filelists/x86_64/files
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+etc/sysctl-x86_64.conf
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/156/update.sh b/config/rootfiles/core/156/update.sh
index 972fc1d70..5b14c5355 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/156/update.sh
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/156/update.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ rm -rfv \
 /usr/local/bin/filesystem-cleanup
 
 # Reload sysctl.conf
-sysctl -p
+/etc/init.d/sysctl start
 
 # Migrate any macvtap interfaces to bridge
 sed -e "s/_MODE=macvtap/_MODE=bridge/g" \