diff --git a/rootdir/ueventd.rc b/rootdir/ueventd.rc
index 438cf0a56..07624c4ad 100644
--- a/rootdir/ueventd.rc
+++ b/rootdir/ueventd.rc
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 /dev/ashmem               0666   root       root
 /dev/binder               0666   root       root
 
-# logger should be world writable (for logging) but not readable
-/dev/log/*                0662   root       log
+# Anyone can read the logs, but if they're not in the "logs"
+# group, then they'll only see log entries for their UID.
+/dev/log/*                0666   root       log
 
 # the msm hw3d client device node is world writable/readable.
 /dev/msm_hw3dc            0666   root       root