diff --git a/init.d.BSD/newsyslog b/init.d.BSD/newsyslog
index a03d3798..4f7ade8c 100644
--- a/init.d.BSD/newsyslog
+++ b/init.d.BSD/newsyslog
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ depend()
 start()
 {
 	ebegin "Creating and/or trimming log files"
-	newsyslog ${newsyslog_args}
+	newsyslog -s ${newsyslog_args}
 	eend $?
 }
diff --git a/init.d.BSD/syslogd b/init.d.BSD/syslogd
index c583d248..e90ba1a9 100644
--- a/init.d.BSD/syslogd
+++ b/init.d.BSD/syslogd
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ name="System Logger Daemon"
 depend()
 {
 	provide logger
-	use net
+	use net newsyslog
 	need localmount
-	after bootmisc newsyslog
+	after bootmisc
 }