diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.8 stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.8
--- stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.8	2012-01-09 18:09:55.000000000 -0500
+++ stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.8	2012-03-05 18:29:08.910298860 -0500
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for th
 all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use \fIdebug = debug\fR or
 \&\fIdebug = 7\fR for greatest debugging output.  The default is notice (5).
 .Sp
-The syslog facility 'daemon' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
+The syslog facility 'authpriv' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
 (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)
 .Sp
 Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.
diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.html stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.html
--- stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.html	2012-01-09 18:09:56.000000000 -0500
+++ stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.html	2012-03-05 18:29:50.890228103 -0500
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ emerg (0), alert (1), crit (2), err (3),
 info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for the specified level and
 all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use <em>debug = debug</em> or
 <em>debug = 7</em> for greatest debugging output.  The default is notice (5).</p>
-<p>The syslog facility 'daemon' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
+<p>The syslog facility 'authpriv' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
 (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)</p>
 <p>Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.</p>
 </dd>
diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.pod stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.pod
--- stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.pod	2012-01-09 18:09:38.000000000 -0500
+++ stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.pod	2012-03-05 18:30:27.118167249 -0500
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for th
 all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use I<debug = debug> or
 I<debug = 7> for greatest debugging output.  The default is notice (5).
 
-The syslog facility 'daemon' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
+The syslog facility 'authpriv' will be used unless a facility name is supplied.
 (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)
 
 Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.
diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/src/options.c stunnel-4.52-patched/src/options.c
--- stunnel-4.52/src/options.c	2012-01-01 16:41:58.000000000 -0500
+++ stunnel-4.52-patched/src/options.c	2012-03-05 18:33:23.820872899 -0500
@@ -175,8 +175,12 @@ static char *parse_global_option(CMD cmd
     case CMD_INIT:
         new_global_options.debug_level=LOG_NOTICE;
 #if !defined (USE_WIN32) && !defined (__vms)
+#if defined(LOG_AUTHPRIV)
+        new_global_options.facility=LOG_AUTHPRIV;
+#else
         new_global_options.facility=LOG_DAEMON;
 #endif
+#endif
         break;
     case CMD_EXEC:
         if(strcasecmp(opt, "debug"))