diff --git a/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile b/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile
index d1a3451c91..fa3458bebc 100644
--- a/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile
+++ b/admin/syslog-ng/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include  $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=syslog-ng
 PKG_VERSION:=3.8.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=W. Michael Petullo <mike@flyn.org>
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 define Package/syslog-ng
   SECTION:=admin
   CATEGORY:=Administration
-  DEPENDS:=+libpcre +glib2 +libeventlog +libopenssl +libuuid
+  DEPENDS:=+libpcre +glib2 +libeventlog +libopenssl +libuuid +libcurl
   TITLE:=A powerful syslog daemon
   URL:=http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/opensource-logging-system/
 endef
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ endef
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
   $(call autoconf_bool,CONFIG_IPV6,ipv6) \
          --disable-dependency-tracking \
+         --disable-ampq \
          --disable-tcp-wrapper \
          --disable-glibtest \
          --disable-mongodb \
          --disable-java \
+         --disable-json \
+         --disable-python \
          --disable-spoof-source \
          --disable-sql \
          --disable-linux-caps \
@@ -58,13 +61,14 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 
 define Package/syslog-ng/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libsyslog-ng-3.8.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/syslog-ng $(1)/usr/sbin/
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+		install-sbinPROGRAMS install-libLTLIBRARIES \
+		install-moduleLTLIBRARIES DESTDIR="$(1)"
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/syslog-ng.init $(1)/etc/init.d/syslog-ng
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/syslog-ng.conf $(1)/etc
+	$(call libtool_remove_files,$(1))
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,syslog-ng))
diff --git a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf
index 972848c644..6786bc3269 100644
--- a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@version:3.0
+@version:3.8
 
 options {
 	chain_hostnames(no);
diff --git a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init
index 975d3821ac..cecb3f9047 100644
--- a/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init
+++ b/admin/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.init
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
 # Copyright (C) 2006-2016 OpenWrt.org
 
-START=50
+START=20
 
 SERVICE_USE_PID=1