diff --git a/mdmonitor.service b/mdmonitor.service
index 2ddd1de..a2f53d9 100644
--- a/mdmonitor.service
+++ b/mdmonitor.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ConditionPathExists=/etc/mdadm.conf
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/run/mdadm/mdadm.pid
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/mdmonitor
-ExecStart=/sbin/mdadm --monitor --scan -f --pid-file=/run/mdadm/mdadm.pid
+ExecStart=/sbin/mdadm --monitor --scan --syslog -f --pid-file=/run/mdadm/mdadm.pid
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target