diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 4dc612f169b..12508d07cdf 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ distribution:
 	    ${DESTDIR}/var/log/messages
 	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 600 /dev/null \
 	    ${DESTDIR}/var/log/security
-	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 600 /dev/null \
+	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g network -m 640 /dev/null \
 	    ${DESTDIR}/var/log/slip.log
-	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 600 /dev/null \
+	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g network -m 640 /dev/null \
 	    ${DESTDIR}/var/log/ppp.log
 	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 /dev/null \
 	    ${DESTDIR}/var/log/wtmp
diff --git a/etc/newsyslog.conf b/etc/newsyslog.conf
index 58789b72012..7482fb69c82 100644
--- a/etc/newsyslog.conf
+++ b/etc/newsyslog.conf
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 /var/log/sendmail.st			644  10    *    168   B
 /var/log/messages			644  5	   100  *     Z
 /var/log/all.log			600  7     *    @T00  Z
-/var/log/slip.log			600  3	   100  *     Z
-/var/log/ppp.log			600  3	   100	*     Z
+/var/log/slip.log	root:network	640  3	   100  *     Z
+/var/log/ppp.log	root:network	640  3	   100	*     Z
 /var/log/security			600  10    100  *     Z
 /var/log/wtmp				644  3	   *	@01T05 B
 /var/log/daily.log			640  7	   *	@T00  Z