diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
index d705f4f31..7b26e15e5 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
@@ -4175,7 +4175,7 @@ start_command() {
 	    rc=$?
 	else
 	    error_message "$g_firewall is missing or is not executable"
-	    mylogger kern.err "ERROR:$g_product start failed"
+	    mylogger daemon.err "ERROR:$g_product start failed"
 	    rc=6
 	fi
 
@@ -4308,7 +4308,7 @@ restart_command() {
 	rc=$?
     else
 	error_message "$g_firewall is missing or is not executable"
-	mylogger kern.err "ERROR:$g_product $COMMAND failed"
+	mylogger daemon.err "ERROR:$g_product $COMMAND failed"
 	rc=6
     fi
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.common b/Shorewall-core/lib.common
index 35da29b4b..c591bae7c 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.common
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.common
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ startup_error() # $* = Error Message
 
     case $COMMAND in
         start)
-	    mylogger kern.err "ERROR:$g_product start failed:Firewall state not changed"
+	    mylogger daemon.err "ERROR:$g_product start failed:Firewall state not changed"
 	    ;;
 	restart)
-	    mylogger kern.err "ERROR:$g_product restart failed:Firewall state not changed"
+	    mylogger daemon.err "ERROR:$g_product restart failed:Firewall state not changed"
 	    ;;
 	restore)
-	    mylogger kern.err "ERROR:$g_product restore failed:Firewall state not changed"
+	    mylogger daemon.err "ERROR:$g_product restore failed:Firewall state not changed"
 	    ;;
     esac
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
index 7c40981ac..87b804ae6 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
@@ -2582,13 +2582,13 @@ EOF
     emit <<'EOF';
             case $COMMAND in
 	        start)
-	            mylogger kern.err "ERROR:$g_product start failed"
+	            mylogger daemon.err "ERROR:$g_product start failed"
 	            ;;
 	        reload)
-	            mylogger kern.err "ERROR:$g_product reload failed"
+	            mylogger daemon.err "ERROR:$g_product reload failed"
 	            ;;
                 enable)
-                    mylogger kern.err "ERROR:$g_product 'enable $g_interface' failed"
+                    mylogger daemon.err "ERROR:$g_product 'enable $g_interface' failed"
                     ;;
             esac