diff --git a/pkg/spec/createconfig.go b/pkg/spec/createconfig.go
index a61c88d583..118fbad726 100644
--- a/pkg/spec/createconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/spec/createconfig.go
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func (c *CreateConfig) createExitCommand() []string {
 		command = append(command, []string{"--storage-driver", config.StorageConfig.GraphDriverName}...)
 	}
 	if c.Syslog {
-		command = append(command, "--syslog")
+		command = append(command, "--syslog", "true")
 	}
 	command = append(command, []string{"container", "cleanup"}...)