--- syslogd.c
+++ syslogd.c	2012/02/20 19:41:22
@@ -610,6 +610,10 @@ static char sccsid[]  __attribute__ ((un
 #define _PATH_LOG	"/dev/log"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef SYSTEMD_PATH_LOG
+#define SYSTEMD_PATH_LOG "/run/systemd/journal/syslog"
+#endif
+
 char	*ConfFile = _PATH_LOGCONF;
 char	*PidFile = _PATH_LOGPID;
 char	ctty[] = _PATH_CONSOLE;
@@ -936,6 +940,15 @@ int main(argc, argv)
 		funix[i]  = -1;
 	}
 
+	/* systemd >= 38 wants we use /run/systemd/journal/syslog,
+	 * instead of /dev/log, but allow to override it using -p */
+	if(sd_booted()) {
+		struct stat st;
+		if(stat(SYSTEMD_PATH_LOG, &st) != -1 && S_ISSOCK(st.st_mode)) {
+			funixn[0] = SYSTEMD_PATH_LOG;
+		}
+	}
+
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "a:dhf:l:m:np:rs:tvS")) != EOF)
 		switch((char)ch) {
 		case 'a':