diff --git a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf
index 92574be61b..50ddb78969 100644
--- a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-#############################################################################
-# OpenWrt syslog-ng.conf specific file
-# which collects all local logs into a single file called /var/log/messages.
-# More details about these settings can be found here:
-# https://www.syslog-ng.com/technical-documents/list/syslog-ng-open-source-edition
+# Collect all local logs into a single file /var/log/messages.
+# See https://www.syslog-ng.com/technical-documents/list/syslog-ng-open-source-edition
 
 @version: 4.4
 @include "scl.conf"
@@ -13,7 +10,7 @@ options {
 	keep_hostname(yes); # Enable or disable hostname rewriting.
 	log_fifo_size(256); # The number of messages that the output queue can store.
 	log_msg_size(1024); # Maximum length of a message in bytes.
-	stats_freq(0); # The period between two STATS messages (sent by syslog-ng, containing statistics about dropped logs) in seconds.
+	stats(freq(0)); # The period between two STATS messages (sent by syslog-ng, containing statistics about dropped logs) in seconds.
 	flush_lines(0); # How many lines are flushed to a destination at a time.
 	use_fqdn(no); # Add Fully Qualified Domain Name instead of short hostname.
 };
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ source s_network {
 };
 
 source kernel {
-        file("/proc/kmsg" program_override("kernel"));
+	file("/proc/kmsg" program_override("kernel"));
 };
 
 destination messages {
@@ -53,15 +50,13 @@ destination messages {
 log {
 	source(src);
 	source(net);
-        source(kernel);
+	source(kernel);
 	destination(messages);
 
 	# uncomment this line to open port 514 to receive messages
 	#source(s_network);
 };
 
-#
-# Finally, include any user settings last so that s/he can override or
+# Include any user settings last so that s/he can override or
 # supplement all "canned" settings inherited from the distribution.
-#
 @include "/etc/syslog-ng.d/" # Put any customization files in this directory