diff -u -r ../git-2.17.0/daemon.c ./daemon.c
--- ../git-2.17.0/daemon.c	2018-04-02 19:44:04.000000000 +0200
+++ ./daemon.c	2018-04-03 23:10:19.566140810 +0200
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@
 {
 	switch (log_destination) {
 	case LOG_DESTINATION_SYSLOG: {
+		/*
 		char buf[1024];
 		vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), err, params);
 		syslog(priority, "%s", buf);
+		*/
 		break;
 	}
 	case LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR:
@@ -1432,7 +1434,9 @@
 	}
 
 	if (log_destination == LOG_DESTINATION_SYSLOG) {
+		/*
 		openlog("git-daemon", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
+		*/
 		set_die_routine(daemon_die);
 	} else
 		/* avoid splitting a message in the middle */