diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4df3ed59f6935cf14239219eefc5e2a3af66b6f8..601afceb040682a2290abad0e62cd57ca7e70bf1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ skel='$sysconfdir/66'
 system_dir='/var/lib/66'
 system_log='/var/log/66'
 s6log_user='root'
-s6log_timestamp='0'
+s6log_timestamp='tai'
 service_system='$datarootdir/66/service'
 module_system='$datarootdir/66/module'
 script_system='$datarootdir/66/script'