diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS
index b44f441c14..4090aba801 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
 
+LOGGER="cat"
+[ -x /usr/bin/logger ] && LOGGER="logger -s -p 6 -t ''"
+
 {
 	for i in /etc/rc.d/$1*; do
 		[ -x $i ] && $i $2 2>&1
 	done 
-} | logger -s -p 6 -t '' &
+} | $LOGGER &