diff -urNp stunnel-5.08/doc/stunnel.8 stunnel-5.08-patched/doc/stunnel.8
--- stunnel-5.08/doc/stunnel.8	2014-11-15 10:25:48.000000000 -0500
+++ stunnel-5.08-patched/doc/stunnel.8	2014-11-23 01:06:17.213015545 -0500
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for th
 all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use \fIdebug = debug\fR or
 \&\fIdebug = 7\fR for greatest debugging output.  The default is notice (5).
 .Sp
-The syslog facility 'daemon' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
+The syslog facility 'authpriv' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
 (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)
 .Sp
 Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.
diff -urNp stunnel-5.08/doc/stunnel.html stunnel-5.08-patched/doc/stunnel.html
--- stunnel-5.08/doc/stunnel.html	2014-11-15 10:25:48.000000000 -0500
+++ stunnel-5.08-patched/doc/stunnel.html	2014-11-23 01:07:01.905520548 -0500
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 
 <p>Level is a one of the syslog level names or numbers emerg (0), alert (1), crit (2), err (3), warning (4), notice (5), info (6), or debug (7). All logs for the specified level and all levels numerically less than it will be shown. Use <i>debug = debug</i> or <i>debug = 7</i> for greatest debugging output. The default is notice (5).</p>
 
-<p>The syslog facility &#39;daemon&#39; will be used unless a facility name is supplied. (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)</p>
+<p>The syslog facility &#39;authpriv&#39; will be used unless a facility name is supplied. (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)</p>
 
 <p>Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.</p>
 
diff -urNp stunnel-5.08/doc/stunnel.pod stunnel-5.08-patched/doc/stunnel.pod
--- stunnel-5.08/doc/stunnel.pod	2014-11-15 10:25:48.000000000 -0500
+++ stunnel-5.08-patched/doc/stunnel.pod	2014-11-23 01:07:13.002397392 -0500
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for th
 all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use I<debug = debug> or
 I<debug = 7> for greatest debugging output.  The default is notice (5).
 
-The syslog facility 'daemon' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
+The syslog facility 'authpriv' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
 (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)
 
 Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.
diff -urNp stunnel-5.08/src/options.c stunnel-5.08-patched/src/options.c
--- stunnel-5.08/src/options.c	2014-11-14 13:55:39.000000000 -0500
+++ stunnel-5.08-patched/src/options.c	2014-11-23 01:07:36.967131425 -0500
@@ -461,8 +461,12 @@ NOEXPORT char *parse_global_option(CMD c
     case CMD_BEGIN:
         new_global_options.debug_level=LOG_NOTICE;
 #if !defined (USE_WIN32) && !defined (__vms)
+#if defined(LOG_AUTHPRIV)
+        new_global_options.log_facility=LOG_AUTHPRIV;
+#else
         new_global_options.log_facility=LOG_DAEMON;
 #endif
+#endif
         break;
     case CMD_EXEC:
         if(strcasecmp(opt, "debug"))