diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
index a0abdb4f4..8ff338023 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ LOGFORMAT="Shorewall:%s:%s:"
 
 LOGTAGONLY=No
 
-LOGLIMIT=""
+LOGLIMIT=
 
 MACLIST_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/configfiles/shorewall6.conf b/Shorewall6/configfiles/shorewall6.conf
index 9f11c47fd..b8c3c1249 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/configfiles/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Shorewall6/configfiles/shorewall6.conf
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LOGFILE=/var/log/messages
 
 LOGFORMAT="Shorewall:%s:%s:"
 
-LOGLIMIT=""
+LOGLIMIT=
 
 LOGTAGONLY=No