diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
index 09a150de70d1..dc017acc4608 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ printsys(p)
 			pri = 10 * pri + (*p - '0');
 		if (*p == '>')
 			++p;
-		if (LOG_FAC(pri) == LOG_CONSOLE)
+		if ((pri & LOG_FACMASK) == LOG_CONSOLE)
 			flags |= IGN_CONS;
 	} else {
 		/* kernel printf's come out on console */