diff --git a/init.d/termencoding.in b/init.d/termencoding.in
index af4ed15a..c8ea167d 100644
--- a/init.d/termencoding.in
+++ b/init.d/termencoding.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ttyn=${rc_tty_number:-${RC_TTY_NUMBER:-12}}
 depend()
 {
 	keyword -openvz -prefix -uml -vserver -xenu
-	need root
+	use root
 	after bootmisc
 }