diff --git a/extra/dist/tarantool.init b/extra/dist/tarantool.init
index dbf1c3428869683eaeb9239255a5508c1e6b17aa..ce4121dd421e4196c19f273fbaedf3db165faf46 100644
--- a/extra/dist/tarantool.init
+++ b/extra/dist/tarantool.init
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/tarantool
 DAEMON=/usr/bin/tarantool
 DIST_LUA=/usr/bin/tarantoolctl
 
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+if [ -e "/lib/lsb/init-functions" ]; then
+	. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+fi
 
 # Exit if the package is not installed
 [ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0