diff --git a/src/logging/virtlogd.sysconf b/src/logging/virtlogd.sysconf
index 678af34faf..5886f35110 100644
--- a/src/logging/virtlogd.sysconf
+++ b/src/logging/virtlogd.sysconf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #
 # Pass extra arguments to virtlogd
-VIRTLOGD_ARGS="--timeout 120"
+#VIRTLOGD_ARGS=