diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index a8d3b2b2492969710f2051213f12f643f3ca79da..bca4af4b1b999e80f1445d35c8f360221902f911 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ __target_inc=1
 DEVICE_TYPE?=router
 
 # Default packages - the really basic set
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES:=base-files libc libgcc busybox dropbear mtd uci opkg netifd fstools uclient-fetch
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES:=base-files libc libgcc busybox dropbear mtd uci opkg netifd fstools uclient-fetch logd
 # For nas targets
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES.nas:=block-mount fdisk lsblk mdadm
 # For router targets
diff --git a/package/system/ubox/Makefile b/package/system/ubox/Makefile
index 8900c678032246c6e46993031be03d05792cf47a..e833cac487012cc69bdd75238c31f3cd54797c9f 100644
--- a/package/system/ubox/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/ubox/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(LEDE_GIT)/project/ubox.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2016-09-26
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2017-01-15
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=5649c028c426060616e2bd4e7ea83271cd333d21
 PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=ae77504a4397f92173a7646fa3555e5b51abd7ff1dd1c419770223359e41937a
 CMAKE_INSTALL:=1
@@ -27,8 +27,15 @@ define Package/ubox
   TITLE:=OpenWrt system helper toolbox
 endef
 
+define Package/logd
+SECTION:=base
+  CATEGORY:=Base system
+  DEPENDS:=+libubox +libubus +libblobmsg-json +USE_GLIBC:librt
+  TITLE:=OpenWrt system log implementation
+endef
+
 define Package/ubox/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)/lib $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)/lib $(1)/usr/bin
 
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/{kmodloader,validate_data} $(1)/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/getrandom $(1)/usr/bin/
@@ -39,9 +46,14 @@ define Package/ubox/install
 	$(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/lsmod
 	$(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/modinfo
 	$(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/modprobe
+endef
+
+define Package/logd/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/etc/init.d/
 
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/{logd,logread} $(1)/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/log.init $(1)/etc/init.d/log
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,ubox))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,logd))