diff --git a/init.d/00_logd.service b/init.d/00_logd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2293176c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.d/00_logd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[unit]
+description = "Logger"
+default_dependencies = false
+
+[service]
+cmd = "logd"
+type = { scheme = "log" }
diff --git a/init.d/00_runtime.target b/init.d/00_runtime.target
index 6a74498ec7..dee0f7217f 100644
--- a/init.d/00_runtime.target
+++ b/init.d/00_runtime.target
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 description = "Services that relibc needs to function"
 default_dependencies = false
 requires_weak = [
+    "00_logd.service",
     "00_nulld.service",
     "00_randd.service",
     "00_rtcd.service",
diff --git a/init/src/main.rs b/init/src/main.rs
index 16c2b3a7ca..75940c4a5a 100644
--- a/init/src/main.rs
+++ b/init/src/main.rs
@@ -137,20 +137,20 @@ fn main() {
         Path::new("/scheme/initfs/etc"),
     );
 
+    // Start logd first such that we can pass /scheme/log as stdio to all other services
+    scheduler
+        .schedule_start_and_report_errors(&mut unit_store, UnitId("00_logd.service".to_owned()));
+    scheduler.step(&mut unit_store, &mut init_config);
+    if let Err(err) = switch_stdio("/scheme/log") {
+        eprintln!("init: failed to switch stdio to '/scheme/log': {err}");
+    }
+
     let runtime_target = UnitId("00_runtime.target".to_owned());
     scheduler.schedule_start_and_report_errors(&mut unit_store, runtime_target.clone());
     unit_store.set_runtime_target(runtime_target);
 
     scheduler
         .schedule_start_and_report_errors(&mut unit_store, UnitId("90_initfs.target".to_owned()));
-
-    let mut command = std::process::Command::new("logd");
-    command.env_clear().envs(&init_config.envs);
-    daemon::SchemeDaemon::spawn(command, "log");
-    if let Err(err) = switch_stdio("/scheme/log") {
-        eprintln!("init: failed to switch stdio to '/scheme/log': {err}");
-    }
-
     scheduler.step(&mut unit_store, &mut init_config);
 
     switch_root(