diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf
index 47cedd1ab6f..fa182fdf46b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ $ModLoad imklog   # kernel logging (formerly provided by rklogd)
 # Include config file snippets.
 $IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/
 
+# Set default permissions.
+$FileCreateMode 0640
+
 # Log all kernel messages to the console.
 # Logging much else clutters up the screen.
 #kern.*                                                 /dev/console
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ mail.*                                                  -/var/log/maillog
 cron.*                                                  -/var/log/cron
 
 # Everybody gets emergency messages
-*.emerg                                                 *
+*.emerg                                                 .*
 
 # Save news errors of level crit and higher in a special file.
 #uucp,news.crit                                          -/var/log/spooler
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 53459849258..cc1c1376043 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
 version=6.2.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-gnutls --enable-mysql --enable-pgsql
 --enable-imdiag --enable-imfile --enable-mail --enable-gssapi-krb5