Index: syslog.c
===================================================================
--- syslog.c.orig	2001-03-11 20:35:51.000000000 +0100
+++ syslog.c	2009-11-24 18:12:52.145473000 +0100
@@ -211,8 +211,9 @@ openlog(ident, logstat, logfac)
 		strncpy(SyslogAddr.sa_data, _PATH_LOGNAME,
 		    sizeof(SyslogAddr.sa_data));
 		if (LogStat & LOG_NDELAY) {
-			LogFile = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-/*			fcntl(LogFile, F_SETFD, 1); */
+			if ((LogFile = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0)
+				return;
+			fcntl(LogFile, F_SETFD, 1);
 		}
 	}
 	if (LogFile != -1 && !connected &&