diff --git a/init.d/00_logging_ramfs.service b/init.d/00_logging_ramfs.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d46cea9f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.d/00_logging_ramfs.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "unit": {
+        "default_dependencies": false,
+        "requires_weak": ["00_randd.service"]
+    },
+    "service": {
+        "cmd": "ramfs",
+        "args": ["logging"],
+        "type": {
+            "scheme": "logging"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/init.d/00_runtime.target b/init.d/00_runtime.target
index 82d1dd7d30..45549c1ab2 100644
--- a/init.d/00_runtime.target
+++ b/init.d/00_runtime.target
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
             "00_nulld.service",
             "00_randd.service",
             "00_rtcd.service",
-            "00_zerod.service"
+            "00_zerod.service",
+            "00_logging_ramfs.service"
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/init.d/10_logging b/init.d/10_logging
deleted file mode 100644
index 1908fe00b1..0000000000
--- a/init.d/10_logging
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-requires_weak 00_runtime.target
-scheme log logd
-stdio /scheme/log
-scheme logging ramfs logging
diff --git a/init.d/20_graphics b/init.d/20_graphics
index 45930814cf..ecfd423b4c 100644
--- a/init.d/20_graphics
+++ b/init.d/20_graphics
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-requires_weak 10_logging
 scheme input inputd
 notify FRAMEBUFFER_ADDR=$ FRAMEBUFFER_VIRT=$ FRAMEBUFFER_WIDTH=$ FRAMEBUFFER_HEIGHT=$ FRAMEBUFFER_STRIDE=$ vesad
 scheme fbbootlog fbbootlogd
diff --git a/init/src/main.rs b/init/src/main.rs
index 4acad75895..37b164e68e 100644
--- a/init/src/main.rs
+++ b/init/src/main.rs
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ fn run_command(cmd: Command, config: &mut InitConfig) {
         Command::RequiresWeak(_) => {} // handled by unit parsing code
         Command::Nothing => {}
         Command::Echo(text) => println!("{text}"),
-        Command::Stdio(stdio) => {
-            if let Err(err) = switch_stdio(&stdio) {
-                eprintln!("init: failed to switch stdio to '{}': {}", stdio, err);
-            }
-        }
         Command::Service(service) => {
             if config.skip_cmd.contains(&service.cmd) {
                 eprintln!(
@@ -166,6 +161,13 @@ fn main() {
     }
     .apply(&mut pending_units, &mut unit_store, &mut init_config);
 
+    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}");
+    }
+
     let runtime_target = UnitId("00_runtime.target".to_owned());
 
     'a: while let Some(unit) = pending_units.pop_front() {
diff --git a/init/src/script.rs b/init/src/script.rs
index 08298f14cc..888db7ddd3 100644
--- a/init/src/script.rs
+++ b/init/src/script.rs
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ pub enum Command {
     // Service
     Service(Service),
 
-    // Modify env
-    Stdio(String),
-
     // Misc
     Echo(String),
     Nothing,
@@ -62,12 +59,6 @@ impl Command {
         match cmd.as_str() {
             "requires_weak" => Ok(Command::RequiresWeak(args.map(UnitId).collect::<Vec<_>>())),
             "echo" => Ok(Command::Echo(args.collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" "))),
-            "stdio" => {
-                let Some(stdio) = args.next() else {
-                    return Err("init: failed to set stdio: no argument".to_owned());
-                };
-                Ok(Command::Stdio(stdio))
-            }
             "notify" => {
                 let process = Process::parse(args)?;