diff --git a/userspace/libraries/LibC/syslog.cpp b/userspace/libraries/LibC/syslog.cpp
index 136d820c..5f2789e5 100644
--- a/userspace/libraries/LibC/syslog.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libraries/LibC/syslog.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-#include <BAN/Assert.h>
-
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
 
 static const char* s_ident = nullptr;
 
+static FILE* s_log_file = nullptr;
+
 void openlog(const char* ident, int option, int facility)
 {
+	if (s_log_file == nullptr)
+		s_log_file = fopen("/dev/debug", "w");
+
 	(void)option;
 	(void)facility;
 	s_ident = ident;
@@ -17,14 +20,16 @@ void syslog(int priority, const char* format, ...)
 {
 	(void)priority;
 	if (s_ident)
-		fprintf(stddbg, "%s", s_ident);
+		fprintf(s_log_file, "%s", s_ident);
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, format);
-	vfprintf(stddbg, format, args);
+	vfprintf(s_log_file, format, args);
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
 void closelog()
 {
+	fclose(s_log_file);
+	s_log_file = nullptr;
 	s_ident = nullptr;
 }