diff --git a/templates/metalog/files/metalog.rc b/templates/metalog/files/metalog.rc
index 7025e46d84d..40d2d7328c5 100644
--- a/templates/metalog/files/metalog.rc
+++ b/templates/metalog/files/metalog.rc
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ depend()
 buffer()
 {
 	ebegin "Enabling log buffering"
-	start-stop-daemon --signal USR2 --pidfile $pidfile
+	start-stop-daemon --signal USR1 --pidfile $pidfile
 	eend $?
 }
 
 unbuffer()
 {
 	ebegin "Disabling log buffering"
-	start-stop-daemon --signal USR1 --pidfile $pidfile
+	start-stop-daemon --signal USR2 --pidfile $pidfile
 	eend $?
 }
diff --git a/templates/metalog/template b/templates/metalog/template
index 97337b6d339..f30c3d2078e 100644
--- a/templates/metalog/template
+++ b/templates/metalog/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'metalog'
 pkgname=metalog
 version=1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.lzma"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-unicode"