diff --git a/net/rsync/files/rsyncd.conf b/net/rsync/files/rsyncd.conf
index 896f368877..2f4cd9e995 100644
--- a/net/rsync/files/rsyncd.conf
+++ b/net/rsync/files/rsyncd.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # Next line required for init script
 pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid
+log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
 use chroot = yes
 uid = nobody
 gid = nogroup