diff --git a/ddclient b/ddclient
index 5468781..0267ee7 100755
--- a/ddclient
+++ b/ddclient
@@ -844,7 +844,6 @@ if (opt('foreground') || opt('force')) {
 # write out the pid file if we're daemon'ized
 if (opt('daemon')) {
     write_pid();
-    $opt{'syslog'} = 1;
 }
 
 umask 077;