diff --git a/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile b/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile
index cde46af97..4e5898e4b 100644
--- a/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile
+++ b/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=syslog-ng
 PKG_VERSION:=1.6.12
-PKG_RELEASE:=5
+PKG_RELEASE:=6
 PKG_MD5SUM:=a3cbfdb6e1e5beea181a7349749719f3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:= \
diff --git a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init
index 4a2706809..07b8a0562 100644
--- a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init
+++ b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 START=50
 
-SERVICE_USE_PID=1
-
 start() {
 	[ -f /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf ] || return 1
 	service_start /usr/sbin/syslog-ng