diff --git a/etc/syslog.conf b/etc/syslog.conf
index b48cddcbc..3d9181e2e 100644
--- a/etc/syslog.conf
+++ b/etc/syslog.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 *.info;*.notice;*.warning;*.err		/var/log/messages
 
 ##  Debug informations (tracing programs)
-*.debug					/var/log/debug
+#*.debug					/var/log/debug
 
 ##  $Id$
 ##  end syslog.conf