--- ./sysklogd/syslogd.c~	2006-03-30 18:16:06.000000000 +0200
+++ ./sysklogd/syslogd.c	2006-03-30 21:42:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@
 static int doKernelLog = FALSE;
 #endif
 
+static int doListenUnix = TRUE; /* we can disable unix socket listening */
+
 /* Make loging output smaller. */
 static bool small = false;
 
@@ -587,6 +589,8 @@
 	signal(SIGALRM, domark);
 	alarm(MarkInterval);
 
+    if (doListenUnix)
+    {		
 	/* Create the syslog file so realpath() can work. */
 	if (realpath(_PATH_LOG, lfile) != NULL) {
 		unlink(lfile);
@@ -612,6 +616,7 @@
 	if (chmod(lfile, 0666) < 0) {
 		bb_perror_msg_and_die("Could not set permission on " _PATH_LOG);
 	}
+    }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
 	if (doListenUDP) {
@@ -654,8 +659,12 @@
 	for (;;) {
 		int nbfd;
 		FD_ZERO(&fds);
-		FD_SET(sock_fd, &fds);
-		nbfd = sock_fd + 1;
+		if (doListenUnix) {
+			FD_SET(sock_fd, &fds);
+			nbfd = sock_fd + 1;
+		} else
+			nbfd = 0;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
 		if (doListenUDP) {
 			FD_SET(listen_udp_fd, &fds);
@@ -685,7 +694,7 @@
 #endif
 #define tmpbuf bb_common_bufsiz1
 
-		if (FD_ISSET(sock_fd, &fds)) {
+		if (doListenUnix && FD_ISSET(sock_fd, &fds)) {
 			int i;
 
 			if ((i = recv(sock_fd, tmpbuf, TMP_BUF_SZ, 0)) > 0) {
@@ -786,7 +795,7 @@
 	char *p;
 
 	/* do normal option parsing */
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "m:nO:s:Sb:R:Ll:k:C::")) > 0) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "m:nO:s:uSb:R:Ll:k:C::")) > 0) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'm':
 			MarkInterval = atoi(optarg) * 60;
@@ -847,7 +856,10 @@
 			}
 			circular_logging = TRUE;
 			break;
 #endif
+		case 'u':
+			doListenUnix = FALSE;
+			break;
 		case 'S':
 			small = true;
 			break;
--- ./include/usage.h.orig	2006-03-30 21:51:39.000000000 +0200
+++ ./include/usage.h	2006-03-30 21:52:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -2907,6 +2907,7 @@
 	"\t-n\t\tRun as a foreground process\n" \
 	"\t-O FILE\t\tUse an alternate log file (default=/var/log/messages)\n" \
 	"\t-S\t\tMake logging output smaller." \
+	"\n\t-u\t\tDo not bind to UNIX socket /dev/log." \
 	USAGE_ROTATE_LOGFILE( \
 	"\n\t-s SIZE\t\tMax size (KB) before rotate (default=200KB, 0=off)\n" \
 	"\t-b NUM\t\tNumber of rotated logs to keep (default=1, max=99, 0=purge)") \