1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/sysklogd/syslogd.c b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
index 8827265d5..228d0a17a 100644
--- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
@@ -226,18 +226,20 @@ static void doSyslogd (void)
                                 }
                                 else {
 #define                   BUFSIZE 1024 + 1
-                                        char buf[BUFSIZE];
+                                        char buf;
                                         char *q, *p;
                                         int n_read;
                                         char line[BUFSIZE];
                                         unsigned char c;
+                                        int pri;
 
-                                        /* Keep reading stuff till there is nothing else to read */
-                                        while( (n_read = read (fd, buf, BUFSIZE)) > 0 && errno != EOF) {
-                                                int pri = (LOG_USER | LOG_NOTICE);
+                                        /* Get set to read in a line */
+                                        memset (line, 0, sizeof(line));
+                                        pri = (LOG_USER | LOG_NOTICE);
 
-                                                memset (line, 0, sizeof(line));
-                                                p = buf;
+                                        /* Keep reading stuff till there is nothing else to read */
+                                        while( (n_read = read (fd, &buf, 1)) > 0) {
+                                                p = &buf;
                                                 q = line;
                                                 while (p && (c = *p) && q < &line[sizeof(line) - 1]) {
                                                         if (c == '<') {
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ static void doSyslogd (void)
 
                                                 /* Now log it */
                                                 logMessage(pri, line);
+                                                break;
                                         }
                                         close (fd);
                                         FD_CLR (fd, &readfds);