diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS
index fe21d0398c..4e72bd905d 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ${FAILSAFE:+exit}
 #[ -f /etc/config/network ] && . /etc/config/network
 #eval $(ipcalc "$log_ipaddr")
 #[ "$log_ipaddr" = "$IP" ] || log_ipaddr=""
-syslogd -C 16 #${log_ipaddr:+-L -R $log_ipaddr}
+syslogd -C16 #${log_ipaddr:+-L -R $log_ipaddr}
 klogd
 
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