diff --git a/lib/include/service.h b/lib/include/service.h
index 3cb799a..cc01c5d 100644
--- a/lib/include/service.h
+++ b/lib/include/service.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ enum {
 	RDSVC_NO_EXEC = 0x02,	/* do not store executable script */
 	RDSVC_NO_CTTY = 0x04,	/* do not store the controlling tty */
 	RDSVC_NO_DEPS = 0x08,	/* do not store dependencies */
+	RDSVC_NO_DESC = 0x10,	/* do not store description */
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/lib/init/rdsvc.c b/lib/init/rdsvc.c
index 0e5bc99..27ce5e5 100644
--- a/lib/init/rdsvc.c
+++ b/lib/init/rdsvc.c
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ static int try_pack_argv(char *str, rdline_t *rd)
 static int svc_desc(void *user, char *arg, rdline_t *rd, int flags)
 {
 	service_t *svc = user;
-	(void)flags;
+
+	if (flags & RDSVC_NO_DESC)
+		return 0;
 
 	if (try_unescape(arg, rd))
 		return -1;