diff --git a/packages/sysutils/hal/init.d/16_hal b/packages/sysutils/hal/init.d/05_haldaemon
similarity index 60%
rename from packages/sysutils/hal/init.d/16_hal
rename to packages/sysutils/hal/init.d/05_haldaemon
index e7d4955223..1c862d6ad2 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/hal/init.d/16_hal
+++ b/packages/sysutils/hal/init.d/05_haldaemon
@@ -6,16 +6,12 @@
 
 . /etc/sysconfig
 
-if test -f /usr/sbin/hald; then
-
-  progress "Starting Hardware Abstraction Layer"
+progress "Starting Hardware Abstraction Layer"
 
   mkdir -p /var/cache/hald
   mkdir -p /var/run/dbus/hald-local
   mkdir -p /var/run/dbus/hald-runner
 
-  hald --verbose=no --daemon=yes
+  hald --verbose=yes --daemon=yes --use-syslog &
 
-fi
-
-exit 0
+exit 0
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