diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 0edb984e6..e6f4f4a24 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ on late-init
 
 
 on post-fs
+    start logd
     # once everything is setup, no need to modify /
     mount rootfs rootfs / ro remount
     # mount shared so changes propagate into child namespaces
@@ -485,6 +486,7 @@ service logd /system/bin/logd
     socket logdw dgram 0222 logd logd
 
 service logd-reinit /system/bin/logd --reinit
+    start logd
     oneshot
     disabled