diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
index b8ae2ecb7e5..5c85d986f96 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ _vn() {
 
 v() {
 	_v "$(date) upgrade: $@"
+	logger -p info -t upgrade "$@"
 }
 
 vn() {
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2 b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2
index cb42c956c57..ba728004e9e 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ switch_to_ramfs() {
 		mtd partx losetup mkfs.ext4 nandwrite flash_erase	\
 		ubiupdatevol ubiattach ubiblock ubiformat		\
 		ubidetach ubirsvol ubirmvol ubimkvol			\
-		snapshot snapshot_tool date				\
+		snapshot snapshot_tool date logger			\
 		$RAMFS_COPY_LOSETUP $RAMFS_COPY_LVM			\
 		$RAMFS_COPY_BIN
 	do