diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/var-log-debug.service b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/var-log-debug.service
index 90953343c3..0c29d06977 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/var-log-debug.service
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/var-log-debug.service
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ ConditionPathExists=|/storage/.cache/debug.openelec
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'if [ ! -d /storage/log ]; then rm -rf /storage/log &>/dev/null; fi'
-ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'rm -rf /var/log && mkdir -p /storage/log/journal && ln -sf /storage/log /var/log'
+ExecStartPre=/bin/rm -rf /var/log
+ExecStartPre=-/bin/mkdir -p /storage/log/journal
+ExecStart=-/bin/ln -sf /storage/log /var/log
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 
 [Install]