diff --git a/usr.sbin/altq/altqd/altqd.c b/usr.sbin/altq/altqd/altqd.c
index 308a358bd4c6..50e681fbd1bf 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/altq/altqd/altqd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/altq/altqd/altqd.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	signal(SIGPIPE, sig_handler);
 
 	if (daemonize)
-		openlog("altqd", LOG_PID | LOG_PERROR, LOG_DAEMON);
+		openlog("altqd", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
 
 	if (qcmd_init() != 0) {
 		if (daemonize)