diff --git a/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile b/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile
index d1a1664e5..699bd3e32 100644
--- a/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile
+++ b/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=syslog-ng
 PKG_VERSION:=3.21.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Josef Schlehofer <josef.schlehofer@nic.cz>
 PKG_LICENSE:=LGPL-2.1+
diff --git a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init
index 7b9488b28..b68c6574f 100644
--- a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init
+++ b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2016 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2019 OpenWrt.org
 
 START=50
 
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ USE_PROCD=1
 start_service() {
 	[ -f /etc/syslog-ng.conf ] || return 1
 	procd_open_instance
-	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/syslog-ng
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/syslog-ng --foreground
 	procd_close_instance
 }
-
-reload_service() {
-        stop
-        start
-}