diff --git a/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.sysinit b/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.sysinit
index 1c9b03a..29140b4 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.sysinit
+++ b/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.sysinit
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ done
 
 [ $logfile ] || {
    logfile="/dev/.sysinit.start"
+   > $logfile
 }
 
 if [ ! -d $rc_base/rc$runlevel.d ]; then
@@ -53,8 +54,6 @@ if [ ! -d $rc_base/rc$runlevel.d ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 
-> $logfile
-
 # set dns-resolving safe hostname for sysinit to successfully run
 hostname localhost
 
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ which exited with a return value of $error_value
 done
 
 # rootfs should now be mounted rw, we can move logs there and umount tmpfs...
-mv $logfile /var/log/initd.sysinit.start
+[ $debug -eq 0 ] && mv $logfile /var/log/initd.sysinit.start
 
 # ...and remove garbage temp files
 rm -f /tmp/.runlevel.start.* 2>/dev/null