diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd
index 17a48f1d4a..3f391ff877 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 
   syslogd $SYSLOGD_OPTIONS
 
-  sleep 3
+  if [ "$SYSLOG_REMOTE" == "true" -a "$SYSLOG_SERVER" ]; then
+    sleep 3
+  fi
 
   progress "Starting Kernellog daemon"
     klogd