1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sal/osl/unx/salinit.cxx b/sal/osl/unx/salinit.cxx
index d880258f387e..4211d081ad7e 100644
--- a/sal/osl/unx/salinit.cxx
+++ b/sal/osl/unx/salinit.cxx
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
 #include "sal/main.h"
 #include "sal/types.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
+#include <string.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
+// from sal/osl/all/log.cxx:
+extern bool sal_use_syslog;
+#endif
+
 extern "C" {
 
 void sal_detail_initialize(int argc, char ** argv) {
@@ -57,6 +64,12 @@ void sal_detail_initialize(int argc, char ** argv) {
         close(fd);
     }
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
+    const char *use_syslog = getenv("SAL_LOG_SYSLOG");
+    sal_use_syslog = use_syslog != NULL && !strcmp(use_syslog, "1");
+    if (sal_use_syslog)
+        openlog("libreoffice", 0, LOG_USER);
+#endif
 
     osl_setCommandArgs(argc, argv);
 }