diff --git a/etc/newsyslog.conf b/etc/newsyslog.conf
index a1c5f98e9639..1ba57e4a0573 100644
--- a/etc/newsyslog.conf
+++ b/etc/newsyslog.conf
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 /var/log/ppp.log	root:network	640  3	   100	*     JC
 /var/log/security			600  10	   100	*     JC
 /var/log/sendmail.st			640  10	   *	168   B
-/var/log/slip.log	root:network	640  3	   100	*     JC
+/var/log/slip.log	root:network	640  3	   100	*     J
 /var/log/weekly.log			640  5	   1	$W6D0 JN
 /var/log/wtmp				644  3	   *	@01T05 B
 /var/log/xferlog			600  7	   100	*     JC