diff --git a/image/runit/syslog-ng b/image/runit/syslog-ng
index 0b5058a..000453f 100755
--- a/image/runit/syslog-ng
+++ b/image/runit/syslog-ng
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ esac
 if [ ! -e /dev/xconsole ]
 then
   mknod -m 640 /dev/xconsole p
+  chown root:adm
+  [ -x /sbin/restorecon ] && /sbin/restorecon $XCONSOLE
 fi
 
 exec syslog-ng -F -p /var/run/syslog-ng.pid $SYSLOGNG_OPTS