diff --git a/neutron/agent/common/config.py b/neutron/agent/common/config.py
index 273a01c76..c4c7c795e 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/common/config.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/common/config.py
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ def get_log_args(conf, log_file_name):
         if log_dir:
             cmd_args.append('--log-dir=%s' % log_dir)
     else:
-        cmd_args.append('--use-syslog')
+        if conf.use_syslog:
+            cmd_args.append('--use-syslog')
+            if conf.syslog_log_facility:
+                cmd_args.append(
+                    '--syslog-log-facility=%s' % conf.syslog_log_facility)
     return cmd_args
 
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_dhcp_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_dhcp_agent.py
index 675bda03f..7f139ec25 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_dhcp_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_dhcp_agent.py
@@ -378,9 +378,13 @@ class TestLogArgs(base.BaseTestCase):
         conf_dict = {'debug': True,
                      'verbose': False,
                      'log_dir': None,
-                     'log_file': None}
+                     'log_file': None,
+                     'use_syslog': True,
+                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
         conf = dhcp_agent.DictModel(conf_dict)
-        expected_args = ['--debug', '--use-syslog']
+        expected_args = ['--debug',
+                         '--use-syslog',
+                         '--syslog-log-facility=LOG_USER']
         args = config.get_log_args(conf, 'log_file_name')
         self.assertEqual(expected_args, args)
 
@@ -388,9 +392,12 @@ class TestLogArgs(base.BaseTestCase):
         conf_dict = {'debug': True,
                      'verbose': True,
                      'log_dir': '/etc/tests',
-                     'log_file': None}
+                     'log_file': None,
+                     'use_syslog': False,
+                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
         conf = dhcp_agent.DictModel(conf_dict)
-        expected_args = ['--debug', '--verbose',
+        expected_args = ['--debug',
+                         '--verbose',
                          '--log-file=log_file_name',
                          '--log-dir=/etc/tests']
         args = config.get_log_args(conf, 'log_file_name')
@@ -400,7 +407,9 @@ class TestLogArgs(base.BaseTestCase):
         conf_dict = {'debug': True,
                      'verbose': False,
                      'log_dir': '/etc/tests',
-                     'log_file': 'tests/filelog'}
+                     'log_file': 'tests/filelog',
+                     'use_syslog': False,
+                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
         conf = dhcp_agent.DictModel(conf_dict)
         expected_args = ['--debug',
                          '--log-file=log_file_name',
@@ -412,7 +421,9 @@ class TestLogArgs(base.BaseTestCase):
         conf_dict = {'debug': True,
                      'verbose': False,
                      'log_file': 'tests/filelog',
-                     'log_dir': None}
+                     'log_dir': None,
+                     'use_syslog': False,
+                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
         conf = dhcp_agent.DictModel(conf_dict)
         expected_args = ['--debug',
                          '--log-file=log_file_name',
@@ -420,6 +431,21 @@ class TestLogArgs(base.BaseTestCase):
         args = config.get_log_args(conf, 'log_file_name')
         self.assertEqual(expected_args, args)
 
+    def test_log_args_with_filelog_and_syslog(self):
+        conf_dict = {'debug': True,
+                     'verbose': True,
+                     'log_file': 'tests/filelog',
+                     'log_dir': '/etc/tests',
+                     'use_syslog': True,
+                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
+        conf = dhcp_agent.DictModel(conf_dict)
+        expected_args = ['--debug',
+                         '--verbose',
+                         '--log-file=log_file_name',
+                         '--log-dir=/etc/tests/tests']
+        args = config.get_log_args(conf, 'log_file_name')
+        self.assertEqual(expected_args, args)
+
 
 class TestDhcpAgentEventHandler(base.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):