--- syslog-ng.initd	2006-10-12 21:54:42.000000000 +0100
+++ syslog-ng.initd	2006-10-12 21:52:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ 
 start() {
 	checkconfig || return 1
 	ebegin "Starting syslog-ng"
-	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/syslog-ng
+	[[ -n ${SYSLOG_NG} ]] && SYSLOG_NG="-- ${SYSLOG_NG}"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/syslog-ng ${SYSLOG_NG}
 	eend $? "Failed to start syslog-ng"
 }