diff --git a/packages/sysutils/rpi-cecd/init.d/64_rpi-cecd b/packages/sysutils/rpi-cecd/init.d/64_rpi-cecd
index 25784302e7..1f8dc04e63 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/rpi-cecd/init.d/64_rpi-cecd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/rpi-cecd/init.d/64_rpi-cecd
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 # runlevels: openelec
 
 progress "starting RPi-CEC daemon"
-  rpi-cecd > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+  rpi-cecd &>/var/log/rpi-cecd.log &