diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/log.sh b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/log.sh
index 06aa679d..34e72c84 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/log.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/log.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function _setup_logrotate() {
   delaycompress
   rotate ${LOGROTATE_COUNT}
   ${LOGROTATE_INTERVAL}
+  su syslog root
 }
 EOF
 }