diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index 58a2250394f1e692a1a16576f5bee4748cc27187..851ce3e4a2eaa2145ded66bb1d90dbbf4e9818f7 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 b32c7946180000bda0805abdb6bd13672635b544..f9f1ac17f10416fe7e491afaf59230bb1e1430ad 100644
--- a/package/system/ubox/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/ubox/Makefile
@@ -28,11 +28,17 @@ 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)/etc/init.d/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)/lib/
 
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/{kmodloader,logd,logread,validate_data} $(1)/sbin/
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/log.init $(1)/etc/init.d/log
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/{kmodloader,validate_data} $(1)/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libvalidate.so $(1)/lib
 
 	$(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/rmmod
@@ -42,4 +48,12 @@ define Package/ubox/install
 	$(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))