diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 5fcb748d23ad..848094640cf2 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ppp_profile="papchap"	# Which profile to use from /etc/ppp/ppp.conf.
 
 ### Network daemon (miscellaneous) & NFS options: ###
 syslogd_enable="YES"		# Run syslog daemon (or NO).
-syslogd_flags=""		# Flags to syslogd (if enabled).
+syslogd_flags="-s"		# Flags to syslogd (if enabled).
 inetd_enable="YES"		# Run the network daemon dispatcher (or NO).
 inetd_flags="-wW"		# Optional flags to inetd
 #