1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/runit/svlogd.c b/runit/svlogd.c
index 5f682b19c..2dc8cb987 100644
--- a/runit/svlogd.c
+++ b/runit/svlogd.c
@@ -985,9 +985,11 @@ int svlogd_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         if (ld->fddir == -1) continue;
                         if (ld->inst)
                                 logmatch(ld);
-                        if (ld->matcherr == 'e')
+                        if (ld->matcherr == 'e') {
+                                /* runit-1.8.0 compat: if timestamping, do it on stderr too */
                                 ////full_write(2, printptr, printlen);
-                                fwrite(lineptr, 1, linelen, stderr);
+                                fwrite(printptr, 1, printlen, stderr);
+                        }
                         if (ld->match != '+') continue;
                         buffer_pwrite(i, printptr, printlen);
                 }
@@ -1012,9 +1014,10 @@ int svlogd_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         /* linelen == no of chars incl. '\n' (or == stdin_cnt) */
                         for (i = 0; i < dirn; ++i) {
                                 if (dir[i].fddir == -1) continue;
-                                if (dir[i].matcherr == 'e')
+                                if (dir[i].matcherr == 'e') {
                                         ////full_write(2, lineptr, linelen);
                                         fwrite(lineptr, 1, linelen, stderr);
+                                }
                                 if (dir[i].match != '+') continue;
                                 buffer_pwrite(i, lineptr, linelen);
                         }