diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/05_syslogd b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/05_syslogd
index 2c7b6974a6..dcfd7e0e7b 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/05_syslogd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/05_syslogd
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
   # ensure that environment is sane
   . /etc/profile
 
-  if [ -e $CONFIG_CACHE/syslog/remote ] ; then
-    source $CONFIG_CACHE/syslog/remote
+  SYSLOG_REMOTE=false
+  if [ -e $CONFIG_CACHE/service_syslog.conf ] ; then
+    . $CONFIG_CACHE/service_syslog.conf
   fi
 
   SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-L"