diff --git a/src/log/syslog/syslog_unix.go b/src/log/syslog/syslog_unix.go
index f6d2f1b7a3..1cdabec692 100644
--- a/src/log/syslog/syslog_unix.go
+++ b/src/log/syslog/syslog_unix.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 func unixSyslog() (conn serverConn, err error) {
 	logTypes := []string{"unixgram", "unix"}
-	logPaths := []string{"/dev/log", "/var/run/syslog"}
+	logPaths := []string{"/dev/log", "/var/run/syslog", "/var/run/log"}
 	for _, network := range logTypes {
 		for _, path := range logPaths {
 			conn, err := net.Dial(network, path)