diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
index 0b7744746bc..5f5ca99b965 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ system_config() {
 	[ -n "$conloglevel" ] && dmesg -n "$conloglevel"
 
 	config_get log_ip "$cfg" log_ip 
-	syslogd -C16 ${log_ip:+-L -R $log_ip}
+	config_get log_size "$cfg" log_size
+	syslogd -C${log_size:-16} ${log_ip:+-L -R $log_ip}
 	klogd
 }