diff --git a/sysdep/unix/log.c b/sysdep/unix/log.c
index f48588b6..68a04e78 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/log.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/log.c
@@ -387,6 +387,21 @@ default_log_list(int initial, const char **syslog_name)
   return &log_list;
 }
 
+void
+log_cleanup(int syslog)
+{
+  struct log_config *l;
+
+  if (current_log_list)
+    WALK_LIST(l, *current_log_list)
+      if (l->rf)
+	log_close(l);
+
+  if (syslog && current_syslog_name)
+    closelog();
+}
+
+
 void
 log_switch(int initial, list *logs, const char *new_syslog_name)
 {
@@ -399,10 +414,7 @@ log_switch(int initial, list *logs, const char *new_syslog_name)
     logs = default_log_list(initial, &new_syslog_name);
 
   /* Close the logs to avoid pinning them on disk when deleted */
-  if (current_log_list)
-    WALK_LIST(l, *current_log_list)
-      if (l->rf)
-	log_close(l);
+  log_cleanup(0);
 
   /* Reopen the logs, needed for 'configure undo' */
   if (logs)
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/main.c b/sysdep/unix/main.c
index 57c51c99..c326ba2b 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/main.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/main.c
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ sysdep_preconfig(struct config *c)
 int
 sysdep_commit(struct config *new, struct config *old UNUSED)
 {
-  log_switch(0, &new->logfiles, new->syslog_name);
+  if (!new->shutdown)
+    log_switch(0, &new->logfiles, new->syslog_name);
+
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -613,6 +615,7 @@ sysdep_shutdown_done(void)
   unlink_pid_file();
   unlink(path_control_socket);
   log_msg(L_FATAL "Shutdown completed");
+  log_cleanup(1);
   exit(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/unix.h b/sysdep/unix/unix.h
index ad85d1ea..51ec1b1e 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/unix.h
+++ b/sysdep/unix/unix.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void krt_io_init(void);
 void main_thread_init(void);
 void log_init_debug(char *);		/* Initialize debug dump to given file (NULL=stderr, ""=off) */
 void log_switch(int initial, list *l, const char *);
+void log_cleanup(int syslog);
 
 struct log_config {
   node n;