diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bdab6dfa211..fcd59f7aa46 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 ?? ??? ????, PHP 8.2.14
 
+- Standard:
+  . Fix memory leak in syslog device handling. (danog)
 
 23 Nov 2023, PHP 8.2.13
 
diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
index 6967307df45..05976d7b269 100755
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
@@ -366,9 +366,6 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(basic) /* {{{ */
 
 PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(basic) /* {{{ */
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
-	PHP_MSHUTDOWN(syslog)(SHUTDOWN_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
-#endif
 #ifdef ZTS
 	ts_free_id(basic_globals_id);
 #ifdef PHP_WIN32
@@ -425,9 +422,6 @@ PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(basic) /* {{{ */
 	BG(user_shutdown_function_names) = NULL;
 
 	PHP_RINIT(filestat)(INIT_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
-#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
-	BASIC_RINIT_SUBMODULE(syslog)
-#endif
 	BASIC_RINIT_SUBMODULE(dir)
 	BASIC_RINIT_SUBMODULE(url_scanner_ex)
 
@@ -477,9 +471,7 @@ PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(basic) /* {{{ */
 
 	PHP_RSHUTDOWN(filestat)(SHUTDOWN_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
-#ifdef PHP_WIN32
-	BASIC_RSHUTDOWN_SUBMODULE(syslog)(SHUTDOWN_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
-#endif
+	BASIC_RSHUTDOWN_SUBMODULE(syslog);
 #endif
 	BASIC_RSHUTDOWN_SUBMODULE(assert)
 	BASIC_RSHUTDOWN_SUBMODULE(url_scanner_ex)
diff --git a/ext/standard/php_ext_syslog.h b/ext/standard/php_ext_syslog.h
index 5e091fb5280..fd7958fad29 100644
--- a/ext/standard/php_ext_syslog.h
+++ b/ext/standard/php_ext_syslog.h
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@
 #include "php_syslog.h"
 
 PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(syslog);
-PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(syslog);
-#ifdef PHP_WIN32
 PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(syslog);
-#endif
-PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(syslog);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/ext/standard/syslog.c b/ext/standard/syslog.c
index f806e74a03b..d352ca7a46d 100644
--- a/ext/standard/syslog.c
+++ b/ext/standard/syslog.c
@@ -41,23 +41,9 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(syslog)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(syslog)
-{
-	BG(syslog_device) = NULL;
-	return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-
-#ifdef PHP_WIN32
 PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(syslog)
 {
-	closelog();
-	return SUCCESS;
-}
-#endif
-
-PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(syslog)
-{
+	php_closelog();
 	if (BG(syslog_device)) {
 		free(BG(syslog_device));
 		BG(syslog_device) = NULL;