diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 4015c340c8..1334d80d5d 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=168
+PKG_RELEASE:=169
 PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
index 43d5c3b0b1..8002bc4196 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
+++ b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ generate_static_system() {
 		set system.@system[-1].hostname='lede'
 		set system.@system[-1].timezone='UTC'
 		set system.@system[-1].ttylogin='0'
+		set system.@system[-1].log_size='64'
 
 		delete system.ntp
 		set system.ntp='timeserver'