1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/shutdownd.c b/src/shutdownd.c
index d889824536..80ff2e9fba 100644
--- a/src/shutdownd.c
+++ b/src/shutdownd.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         log_set_target(LOG_TARGET_SYSLOG_OR_KMSG);
         log_parse_environment();
+        log_open();
 
         if ((n_fds = sd_listen_fds(true)) < 0) {
                 log_error("Failed to read listening file descriptors from environment: %s", strerror(-r));