diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bf6f704a..36f160f3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 xbps-0.48 (???):
 
+ * xbps-{install,reconfigure,remove}(1): do not log to console when the
+   syslog option (xbps.d(5)) is enabled. Messages are send to stderr/stdout,
+   so that logging to the console duplicates them. Close #123
+   https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/123
+
  * xbps-fbulk(1): now comes with a manual page for the section 1.
 
  * libxbps: implemented reverse conflicts. That means that just a single pkg
diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c b/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
index 692fcbeb..bcd8b1cc 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ state_cb(const struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbdata _unused)
 
 	if ((xscd->xhp->flags & XBPS_FLAG_DISABLE_SYSLOG) == 0) {
 		slog = true;
-		openlog("xbps-install", LOG_CONS, LOG_USER);
+		openlog("xbps-install", 0, LOG_USER);
 	}
 
 	switch (xscd->state) {
diff --git a/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c b/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c
index 2fd51534..814959a8 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ state_cb(const struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbd _unused)
 
 	if ((xscd->xhp->flags & XBPS_FLAG_DISABLE_SYSLOG) == 0) {
 		slog = true;
-		openlog("xbps-reconfigure", LOG_CONS, LOG_USER);
+		openlog("xbps-reconfigure", 0, LOG_USER);
 	}
 
 	switch (xscd->state) {
diff --git a/bin/xbps-remove/main.c b/bin/xbps-remove/main.c
index 1ea9337a..835792c8 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-remove/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-remove/main.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ state_cb_rm(const struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbdata _unused)
 
 	if ((xscd->xhp->flags & XBPS_FLAG_DISABLE_SYSLOG) == 0) {
 		slog = true;
-		openlog("xbps-remove", LOG_CONS, LOG_USER);
+		openlog("xbps-remove", 0, LOG_USER);
 	}
 
 	switch (xscd->state) {