diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.systemd b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.systemd
index 851bf252b7..d3f3730105 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.systemd
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.systemd
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-@version: 3.36
-#
+@version: 4.8
+@include "scl.conf"
+
 # Syslog-ng configuration file, compatible with default Debian syslogd
 # installation. Originally written by anonymous (I can't find his name)
 # Revised, and rewrited by me (SZALAY Attila <sasa@debian.org>)
@@ -10,9 +11,9 @@
 #     Joe Slater <joe.slater@windriver.com>
 
 # First, set some global options.
-options { chain_hostnames(off); flush_lines(0); use_dns(no); dns_cache(no); use_fqdn(no);
-	  owner("root"); group("adm"); perm(0640); stats_freq(0);
-	  bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
+options { chain_hostnames(off); flush_lines(0); use_dns(no); use_fqdn(no);
+	  dns_cache(no); owner("root"); group("adm"); perm(0640);
+	  stats(freq(0)); bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
 };
 
 ########################
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.sysvinit b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.sysvinit
index 70afd0da84..2b18dce89c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.sysvinit
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/files/syslog-ng.conf.sysvinit
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@version: 3.36
+@version: 4.8
 #
 # Syslog-ng configuration file, compatible with default Debian syslogd
 # installation. Originally written by anonymous (I can't find his name)
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 #     Joe Slater <joe.slater@windriver.com>
 
 # First, set some global options.
-options { chain_hostnames(off); flush_lines(0); use_dns(no); dns_cache(no); use_fqdn(no);
-	  owner("root"); group("adm"); perm(0640); stats_freq(0);
-	  bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
+options { chain_hostnames(off); flush_lines(0); use_dns(no); use_fqdn(no);
+	  dns_cache(no); owner("root"); group("adm"); perm(0640);
+	  stats(freq(0)); bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
 };
 
 ########################
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.7.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.8.1.bb
similarity index 98%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.7.0.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.8.1.bb
index e489287c5a..94f74d1eef 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.8.1.bb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SRC_URI = "https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/releases/download/${BP}/${BP}.ta
 "
 SRC_URI:append:powerpc64le = " file://0001-plugin.c-workaround-powerpc64le-segfaults-error.patch"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "b601265362c633a25f26c497a7e57592739d5a583b7963b722ff58f01b853506"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "e8b8b98c60a5b68b25e3462c4104c35d05b975e6778d38d8a81b8ff7c0e64c5b"
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/releases"