diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
index 3f5778d37..5fd23b5fc 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ configServerFlags(XF86ConfFlagsPtr flagsconf, XF86OptionPtr layoutopts)
             }
             else if (!xf86NameCmp(s, "sync")) {
                 LogMessageVerb(X_CONFIG, 1, "Syncing logfile enabled\n");
-                LogSetParameter(XLOG_SYNC, TRUE);
+                xorgLogSync = TRUE;
             }
             else {
                 LogMessageVerb(X_WARNING, 1, "Unknown Log option\n");
diff --git a/os/log.c b/os/log.c
index c1fe800f0..ef16e7b56 100644
--- a/os/log.c
+++ b/os/log.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void (*OsVendorVErrorFProc) (const char *, va_list args) = NULL;
 #define DEFAULT_LOG_FILE_VERBOSITY	3
 
 static int logFileFd = -1;
-static Bool logSync = FALSE;
+Bool xorgLogSync = FALSE;
 int xorgLogVerbosity = DEFAULT_LOG_VERBOSITY;
 int xorgLogFileVerbosity = DEFAULT_LOG_FILE_VERBOSITY;
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ LogSetParameter(LogParameter param, int value)
 {
     switch (param) {
     case XLOG_SYNC:
-        logSync = value ? TRUE : FALSE;
+        xorgLogSync = value ? TRUE : FALSE;
         return TRUE;
     case XLOG_VERBOSITY:
         xorgLogVerbosity = value;
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ LogSWrite(int verb, const char *buf, size_t len, Bool end_line)
     if (verb < 0 || xorgLogFileVerbosity >= verb) {
         if (inSignalContext && logFileFd >= 0) {
             ret = write(logFileFd, buf, len);
-            if (logSync)
+            if (xorgLogSync)
                 doLogSync();
         }
         else if (!inSignalContext && logFileFd != -1) {
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ LogSWrite(int verb, const char *buf, size_t len, Bool end_line)
             }
             newline = end_line;
             write(logFileFd, buf, len);
-            if (logSync)
+            if (xorgLogSync)
                 doLogSync();
         }
         else if (!inSignalContext && needBuffer) {
diff --git a/os/log_priv.h b/os/log_priv.h
index 28f6fb26c..e83ec6cee 100644
--- a/os/log_priv.h
+++ b/os/log_priv.h
@@ -84,4 +84,11 @@ extern int xorgLogVerbosity;
  */
 extern int xorgLogFileVerbosity;
 
+/**
+ * @brief force fsync() on each log write
+ *
+ * If set to TRUE, force fsync() on each log write.
+ */
+extern Bool xorgLogSync;
+
 #endif /* __XORG_OS_LOGGING_H */