diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd
index e89918dfce..eb4c975fd0 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
   source /var/config/settings.conf
 
-  SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-L -D"
+  SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-L"
 
   if [ "$SYSLOG_REMOTE" == "true" -a "$SYSLOG_SERVER" ]; then
     SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-R $SYSLOG_SERVER $SYSLOGD_OPTIONS"
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
   syslogd $SYSLOGD_OPTIONS
 
+  sleep 3
+
   progress "Starting Kernellog daemon"
     klogd
 )&