--- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c	2021-12-28 14:31:42.991277765 +0100
+++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c	2021-12-28 14:39:58.163370925 +0100
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 
 /* To remote log or not to remote log, that is the question. */
 static int doRemoteLog = FALSE;
+static int doRemoteLogTimestamp = FALSE;
 static int local_logging = FALSE;
 #endif
 
@@ -541,7 +542,7 @@
 		/* if we have a valid socket, send the message */
 		if (-1 != remotefd) {
 			now = 5; /* used as a retry counter */
-			if (rfc5424) {
+			if (rfc5424 || (doRemoteLogTimestamp == FALSE)) {
 				/* message is already rfc5424 formatted */
 				snprintf(line, sizeof(line), "<%d>%s\n", pri, msg);
 			}
@@ -905,7 +906,7 @@
 	char *p;
 
 	/* do normal option parsing */
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "m:nO:p:s:uSb:R:Ll:k:K:C::")) > 0) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "m:nO:p:s:uSb:R:LTl:k:K:C::")) > 0) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'm':
 			MarkInterval = atoi(optarg) * 60;
@@ -937,6 +938,9 @@
 			}
 			doRemoteLog = TRUE;
 			break;
+		case 'T':
+			doRemoteLogTimestamp = TRUE;
+			break;
 		case 'L':
 			local_logging = TRUE;
 			break;