diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
index e586704a2..528d922a2 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ system_config() {
 	
 	config_get hostname "$cfg" hostname
 	echo "${hostname:-OpenWrt}" > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname
+
+	config_get log_ip "$cfg" log_ip 
+	syslogd -C16 ${log_ip:+-L -R $log_ip}
+	klogd
 }
 
 apply_uci_config() {(
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS
index 4e72bd905..755e08b9c 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
 
-${FAILSAFE:+exit}
-
-# FIXME: add logging configuration
-#[ -f /etc/config/network ] && . /etc/config/network
-#eval $(ipcalc "$log_ipaddr")
-#[ "$log_ipaddr" = "$IP" ] || log_ipaddr=""
-syslogd -C16 #${log_ipaddr:+-L -R $log_ipaddr}
-klogd
-
 (
 	for i in /etc/rc.d/S*; do
 		$i boot 2>&1