diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd
index eb4c975fd0..b784e93948 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/23_syslogd
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
 
   syslogd $SYSLOGD_OPTIONS
 
-  sleep 3
+  if [ "$SYSLOG_REMOTE" == "true" -a "$SYSLOG_SERVER" ]; then
+    sleep 3
+  fi
 
   progress "Starting Kernellog daemon"
     klogd