--- syslog.c
+++ syslog.c	Wed May 23 18:48:13 2001
@@ -211,8 +211,9 @@
 		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 &&