1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/journal/journald-syslog.c b/src/journal/journald-syslog.c
index 0cd5a35005..b4fdec3d90 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald-syslog.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald-syslog.c
@@ -430,6 +430,10 @@ int server_open_syslog_socket(Server *s) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to add syslog server fd to event loop: %m");
 
+        r = sd_event_source_set_priority(s->syslog_event_source, SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_NORMAL+5);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to adjust syslog event source priority: %m");
+
         return 0;
 }