diff --git a/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab b/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab
index 0e504679b0..191c52590d 100644
--- a/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab
+++ b/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ null::sysinit:/bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname
 
 # Logging junk
 null::sysinit:/bin/touch /var/log/messages
-null::respawn:/sbin/syslogd -n -m 0
-null::respawn:/sbin/klogd -n
 tty3::respawn:/usr/bin/tail -f /var/log/messages
 
 # Stuff to do for the 3-finger salute
diff --git a/package/busybox/S01logging b/package/busybox/S01logging
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6badebe1ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/busybox/S01logging
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Start logging
+#
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	echo -n "Starting logging :"
+	start-stop-daemon -S -q -p /var/run/syslog.pid --exec /sbin/syslogd -- -m 0
+	start-stop-daemon -S -q -p /var/run/klogd.pid --exec /sbin/klogd
+	echo "OK"
+	;;
+  stop)
+	echo -n "Stopping logging :"
+	start-stop-daemon -K -q -p /var/run/syslog.pid
+	start-stop-daemon -K -q -p /var/run/klogd.pid
+	echo "OK"
+	;;
+  restart|reload)
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+	exit 1
+esac
+
+exit $?
diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index d2ba22625a..4931b0744c 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ define BUSYBOX_DISABLE_MMU_APPLETS
 endef
 endif
 
+define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_LOGGING_SCRIPT
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/busybox/S01logging \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S01logging
+endef
+
 # We do this here to avoid busting a modified .config in configure
 BUSYBOX_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS += BUSYBOX_COPY_CONFIG
 
@@ -152,6 +157,7 @@ define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 			$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script; \
 	fi
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_SCRIPT)
+	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_LOGGING_SCRIPT)
 endef
 
 define BUSYBOX_UNINSTALL_TARGET_CMDS