diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
index 1e50a37f2c687..cdffeebed66a2 100755
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
@@ -427,9 +427,6 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(basic) /* {{{ */
 
 PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(basic) /* {{{ */
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
-	PHP_MSHUTDOWN(syslog)(SHUTDOWN_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
-#endif
 #ifdef ZTS
 	ts_free_id(basic_globals_id);
 #ifdef PHP_WIN32
@@ -487,9 +484,6 @@ PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(basic) /* {{{ */
 	BG(user_shutdown_function_names) = NULL;
 
 	PHP_RINIT(filestat)(INIT_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
-#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
-	BASIC_RINIT_SUBMODULE(syslog)
-#endif
 	BASIC_RINIT_SUBMODULE(dir)
 	BASIC_RINIT_SUBMODULE(url_scanner_ex)
 
@@ -541,9 +535,7 @@ PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(basic) /* {{{ */
 
 	PHP_RSHUTDOWN(filestat)(SHUTDOWN_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
-#ifdef PHP_WIN32
-	BASIC_RSHUTDOWN_SUBMODULE(syslog)(SHUTDOWN_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
-#endif
+	BASIC_RSHUTDOWN_SUBMODULE(syslog);
 #endif
 	BASIC_RSHUTDOWN_SUBMODULE(assert)
 	BASIC_RSHUTDOWN_SUBMODULE(url_scanner_ex)
diff --git a/ext/standard/php_ext_syslog.h b/ext/standard/php_ext_syslog.h
index 5e091fb5280df..fd7958fad2929 100644
--- a/ext/standard/php_ext_syslog.h
+++ b/ext/standard/php_ext_syslog.h
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@
 #include "php_syslog.h"
 
 PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(syslog);
-PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(syslog);
-#ifdef PHP_WIN32
 PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(syslog);
-#endif
-PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(syslog);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/ext/standard/syslog.c b/ext/standard/syslog.c
index 70fa8e241abdd..6ea10cef24711 100644
--- a/ext/standard/syslog.c
+++ b/ext/standard/syslog.c
@@ -96,23 +96,9 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(syslog)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(syslog)
-{
-	BG(syslog_device) = NULL;
-	return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-
-#ifdef PHP_WIN32
 PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(syslog)
 {
-	closelog();
-	return SUCCESS;
-}
-#endif
-
-PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(syslog)
-{
+	php_closelog();
 	if (BG(syslog_device)) {
 		free(BG(syslog_device));
 		BG(syslog_device) = NULL;