--- squid-4.2//src/log/ModStdio.cc~	2018-08-05 16:13:41.000000000 +0200
+++ squid-4.2//src/log/ModStdio.cc	2018-09-20 20:19:38.877856849 +0200
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ logfileWriteWrapper(Logfile * lf, const
     if (!lf->flags.fatal)
         return;
 
-    fatalf("logfileWrite: %s: %s\n", lf->path, xstrerr(xerrno));
+#if HAVE_SYSLOG
+    syslog(LOG_ALERT, "logfileWrite: %s: %s", lf->path, xstrerr(xerrno));
+#else
+    debugs(50, 1, "logfileWrite: " << lf->path << ": " << xstrerr(xerrno));
+#endif
 }
 
 static void