diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.systemd b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.systemd
index 851bf252b7..bb8784d31a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.systemd
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.systemd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-@version: 3.36
-#
+@version: 4.2
+@include "scl.conf"
 # Syslog-ng configuration file, compatible with default Debian syslogd
 # installation. Originally written by anonymous (I can't find his name)
 # Revised, and rewrited by me (SZALAY Attila <sasa@debian.org>)
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@
 #     Only change is to add dns_cache(no) to options to suppress initialization warning.
 #
 #     Joe Slater <joe.slater@windriver.com>
-
 # First, set some global options.
-options { chain_hostnames(off); flush_lines(0); use_dns(no); dns_cache(no); use_fqdn(no);
-	  owner("root"); group("adm"); perm(0640); stats_freq(0);
-	  bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
+options { chain_hostnames(off); flush_lines(0); use_dns(no); use_fqdn(no);
+	  dns_cache(no); owner("root"); group("adm"); perm(0640);
+	  stats(freq(0)); bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
 };
 
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diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.sysvinit b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.sysvinit
index 70afd0da84..a25acf8898 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.sysvinit
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.sysvinit
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@version: 3.36
+@version: 4.2
 #
 # Syslog-ng configuration file, compatible with default Debian syslogd
 # installation. Originally written by anonymous (I can't find his name)
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@
 #     Only change is to add dns_cache(no) to options to suppress initialization warning.
 #
 #     Joe Slater <joe.slater@windriver.com>
-
 # First, set some global options.
-options { chain_hostnames(off); flush_lines(0); use_dns(no); dns_cache(no); use_fqdn(no);
-	  owner("root"); group("adm"); perm(0640); stats_freq(0);
-	  bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
+options { chain_hostnames(off); flush_lines(0); use_dns(no); use_fqdn(no);
+	  dns_cache(no); owner("root"); group("adm"); perm(0640);
+	  stats(freq(0)); bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
 };
 
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