diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 9a89ed3ea..7704280ec 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ RUN \
   rc-update add oom default && \
   true
 
+# we do not need to restart syslog, as probably not running
+RUN \
+  sed -i 's@/etc/init.d/syslog --quiet restart@@' /sbin/setup-disk
+
 COPY init /
 
 CMD ["/bin/sh"]