diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
index f9f6c2d9e6..b03209d8c2 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ system_config() {
 
 	config_get log_ip "$cfg" log_ip 
 	config_get log_size "$cfg" log_size
-	syslogd -C${log_size:-16} ${log_ip:+-L -R $log_ip}
+	config_get log_port "$cfg" log_port
+	syslogd -C${log_size:-16} ${log_ip:+-L -R $log_ip${log_port:+:$log_port}}
 	klogd
 }