diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 75d123a7..828f29a4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SVN-HEAD
            Using sigaction for signal handlers
            Convert to linux coding style
            Cleanup and refactoring of the source code
+           Don't use the system log when generating a CGI script
   sensors-detect: Add nNidia nForce MCP78S SMBus detection
                   Display Super-I/O address even if LD is disabled
                   Differentiate between PC8374L and WPCD377I
diff --git a/prog/sensord/sensord.c b/prog/sensord/sensord.c
index 59e5a728..1a7ff6c2 100644
--- a/prog/sensord/sensord.c
+++ b/prog/sensord/sensord.c
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (loadLib(sensord_args.cfgFile))
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
-	openLog();
+	if (!sensord_args.doCGI)
+		openLog();
 
 	if (sensord_args.rrdFile) {
 		ret = rrdInit();