diff --git a/templates/initscripts/files/defaults/rc.conf b/templates/initscripts/files/defaults/rc.conf
index 0477b6175fa..8ff5553451e 100755
--- a/templates/initscripts/files/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/templates/initscripts/files/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ swap=yes
 sysclock=yes
 random_seed=yes
 auto_ifconfig=no
-dhcpcd_flags="-b -qL"
+dhcpcd_flags="-qL"
 network=yes
 cleartmp=yes
 locale=yes
 persistent_rules=yes
 dmesg=yes
+newsyslog=no newsyslog_flags="-b"
diff --git a/templates/initscripts/template b/templates/initscripts/template
index 7e10024066c..b92792eb2b5 100644
--- a/templates/initscripts/template
+++ b/templates/initscripts/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'initscripts'
 pkgname=initscripts
 version=2009.03
+revision=1
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="xbps base system init scripts"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"