diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 2745ec537..081e9398d 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
         'daemon_user' => 'www',
         'root_group'  => 'wheel',
         'log_group'   => 'wheel',
+        'log_user'    => 'root',
       }
     }
     'Gentoo': {