diff --git a/source/src/log.cpp b/source/src/log.cpp
index 0121b6d2..3a4ea837 100644
--- a/source/src/log.cpp
+++ b/source/src/log.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 
     static const int facilities[] = { LOG_LOCAL0, LOG_LOCAL1, LOG_LOCAL2, LOG_LOCAL3, LOG_LOCAL4, LOG_LOCAL5, LOG_LOCAL6, LOG_LOCAL7 };
     static const int levels[] = { LOG_DEBUG, LOG_DEBUG, LOG_INFO, LOG_WARNING, LOG_ERR };
+#else
+    static const int levels[] = { 7, 7, 6, 4, 3 };
+    ENetSocket logsock = ENET_SOCKET_NULL;
+    ENetAddress logdest = { ENET_HOST_ANY, 514 };
 #endif
 
 static const char *levelprefix[] = { "", "", "", "WARNING: ", "ERROR: " };
@@ -35,15 +39,17 @@ bool initlogging(const char *identity, int facility_, int consolethres, int file
     timestamp = logtimestamp;
     if(consolethres >= 0) consolethreshold = min(consolethres, (int)ACLOG_NUM);
     if(filethres >= 0) filethreshold = min(filethres, (int)ACLOG_NUM);
-#ifdef AC_USE_SYSLOG
     if(syslogthres >= 0) syslogthreshold = min(syslogthres, (int)ACLOG_NUM);
+    facility &= 7;
+    s_sprintf(ident)("AssaultCube[%s]", identity);
     if(syslogthreshold < ACLOG_NUM)
     {
-        facility &= 7;
-        s_sprintf(ident)("AssaultCube[%s]", identity);
+#ifdef AC_USE_SYSLOG
         openlog(ident, LOG_NDELAY, facilities[facility]);
-    }
+#else
+        if((logsock = enet_socket_create(ENET_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM)) == ENET_SOCKET_NULL || enet_address_set_host(&logdest, "localhost") < 0) syslogthreshold = ACLOG_NUM;
 #endif
+    }
     s_sprintf(filepath)("serverlog_%s_%s.txt", timestring(true), identity);
     if(fp) { fclose(fp); fp = NULL; }
     if(filethreshold < ACLOG_NUM)
@@ -53,10 +59,8 @@ bool initlogging(const char *identity, int facility_, int consolethres, int file
     }
     s_sprintfd(msg)("logging started: console(%s), file(%s", levelname[consolethreshold], levelname[fp ? filethreshold : ACLOG_NUM]);
     if(fp) s_strcatf(msg, ", \"%s\"", filepath);
-#ifdef AC_USE_SYSLOG
     s_strcatf(msg, "), syslog(%s", levelname[syslogthreshold]);
     if(syslogthreshold < ACLOG_NUM) s_strcatf(msg, ", \"%s\", local%d", ident, facility);
-#endif
     s_strcatf(msg, "), timestamp(%s)", timestamp ? "ENABLED" : "DISABLED");
     enabled = consolethreshold < ACLOG_NUM || fp || syslogthreshold < ACLOG_NUM;
     if(enabled) printf("%s\n", msg);
@@ -86,8 +90,17 @@ bool logline(int level, const char *msg, ...)
         if((p = strchr(l, '\n'))) *p = '\0';
         if(consolethreshold <= level) printf("%s%s%s\n", ts, ld, l);
         if(fp && filethreshold <= level) fprintf(fp, "%s%s%s\n", ts, ld, l);
+        if(syslogthreshold <= level)
 #ifdef AC_USE_SYSLOG
-        if(syslogthreshold <= level) syslog(levels[level], "%s", l);
+            syslog(levels[level], "%s", l);
+#else
+        {
+            s_sprintfd(text)("<%d>%s: %s", (16 + facility) * 8 + levels[level], ident, l); // no TIMESTAMP, no hostname: syslog will add this
+            ENetBuffer buf;
+            buf.data = text;
+            buf.dataLength = strlen(text);
+            enet_socket_send(logsock, &logdest, &buf, 1);
+        }
 #endif
         l = p + 1;
     }