1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sysklogd/syslogd.c b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
index f61da9de5..598f28d0c 100644
--- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
@@ -1034,6 +1034,7 @@ static void do_syslogd(void)
                 kmsg_init();
 
         timestamp_and_log_internal("syslogd started: BusyBox v" BB_VER);
+        write_pidfile_std_path_and_ext("syslogd");
 
         while (!bb_got_signal) {
                 ssize_t sz;
@@ -1182,9 +1183,6 @@ int syslogd_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 bb_daemonize_or_rexec(DAEMON_CHDIR_ROOT, argv);
         }
 
-        //umask(0); - why??
-        write_pidfile_std_path_and_ext("syslogd");
-
         do_syslogd();
         /* return EXIT_SUCCESS; */
 }