diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/SyslogHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/SyslogHandler.php
index ed2fe4412..6320fb13d 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/SyslogHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/SyslogHandler.php
@@ -107,4 +107,12 @@ protected function write(array $record)
     {
         syslog($this->logLevels[$record['level']], (string) $record['formatted']);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    protected function getDefaultFormatter()
+    {
+        return new LineFormatter('%channel%.%level_name%: %message% %context% %extra%\n');
+    }
 }