diff --git a/templates/sysklogd/files/syslog.conf b/templates/sysklogd/files/syslog.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bec07359692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/sysklogd/files/syslog.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+auth,authpriv.* -/var/log/authlog
+*.*;daemon.*,kern.*,user.*;auth,authpriv.none -/var/log/messages
+mail.* -/var/log/maillog
+*.emerg *
diff --git a/templates/sysklogd/template b/templates/sysklogd/template
index 6ac77da93f1..fcb48892b94 100644
--- a/templates/sysklogd/template
+++ b/templates/sysklogd/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'sysklogd'
 pkgname=sysklogd
 version=1.5
+revision=1
 distfiles="
 http://www.infodrom.org/projects/sysklogd/download/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_makefile
@@ -26,19 +27,9 @@ Add_dependency full glibc
 
 post_install()
 {
-	# Create a default syslog.conf.
+	# Install the rc.d scripts and conf file.
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.d
-	(							\
-	echo "auth,authpriv.* -/var/log/auth.log";		\
-	echo "*.*;auth,authpriv.none -/var/log/sys.log";	\
-	echo "daemon.* -/var/log/daemon.log";			\
-	echo "kern.* -/var/log/kern.log";			\
-	echo "mail.* -/var/log/mail.log";			\
-	echo "user.* -/var/log/user.log";			\
-	echo "*.emerg *";					\
-	) > $DESTDIR/etc/syslog.conf
-	chmod 644 $DESTDIR/etc/syslog.conf
-
-	# Install the rc.d scripts.
-	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/* ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.d
+	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/klogd ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.d
+	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/syslogd ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.d
+	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/syslog.conf ${DESTDIR}/etc
 }