diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 69c3bf8b..d8af1786 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SVN-HEAD
            Cleanup and refactoring of the source code
            Don't use the system log when generating a CGI script
            Disable unit scaling for fan speeds
+           Use daemon logging facility instead of local4 by default
   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/args.c b/prog/sensord/args.c
index d1a1d49b..e109bd22 100644
--- a/prog/sensord/args.c
+++ b/prog/sensord/args.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct sensord_arguments sensord_args = {
  	.scanTime = 60,
  	.logTime = 30 * 60,
  	.rrdTime = 5 * 60,
- 	.syslogFacility = LOG_LOCAL4,
+ 	.syslogFacility = LOG_DAEMON,
 };
 
 static int parseTime(char *arg)
diff --git a/prog/sensord/sensord.8 b/prog/sensord/sensord.8
index fb56a7ff..71c1a940 100644
--- a/prog/sensord/sensord.8
+++ b/prog/sensord/sensord.8
@@ -91,14 +91,13 @@ Specify the
 .BR syslog (3)
 facility to use when logging sensor readings and alarms; the default is
 to use
-.IR local4 .
+.IR daemon .
 
-Other possibile facilities include
+Other possible facilities include
 .IR local0
 through
 .IR local7 ,
-.IR daemon
-or
+and
 .IR user .
 .IP "-g, --rrd-cgi directory"
 Prints out a sample
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ for chips and features, and reload the libsensors configuration file.
 All messages from this daemon are logged to
 .BR syslog (3)
 under the program name `sensord' and facility
-.IR local4 ,
+.IR daemon ,
 or whatever is specified on the command line.
 
 Regular sensor readings are logged at the level
@@ -155,7 +154,8 @@ when debugging is enabled.
 You can use an appropriate `/etc/syslog.conf'
 file to direct these messages in a useful manner. See
 .BR syslog.conf (5)
-for full details, however the following is a sample configuration:
+for full details. Assuming you set the logging facility to local4,
+the following is a sample configuration:
 .IP
 .nf
 # Sample syslog.conf entries