diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/13_udevd b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/13_udevd
index cd58ac25b3..7ec43042e6 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/13_udevd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/13_udevd
@@ -27,4 +27,3 @@ progress "starting udev daemon"
   echo -e '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
   mkdir -p /dev/rules.d
   udevd --daemon
-  udevadm monitor 2>&1 >/dev/udev.log &
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/14_udev-monitor b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/14_udev-monitor
index 4825413ee0..14f8204e21 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/14_udev-monitor
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/14_udev-monitor
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 
 (
   progress "monitoring udev events"
-    udevadm monitor -e > /dev/.udev.log
+    udevadm monitor -e > /dev/udev.log
 )&