diff --git a/Mailman/Logging/Syslog.py b/Mailman/Logging/Syslog.py
index d76c23be10fb4aed5999e520e65c17ea2fb5218a..5ed1fd656cc2d4eed005d5b6cb1b05d71763dfd4 100644
--- a/Mailman/Logging/Syslog.py
+++ b/Mailman/Logging/Syslog.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class _SyslogLogger(object):
         global _syslog_initialized
         if not _syslog_initialized:
             real_syslog.openlog(
-                identity='mailman',
+                ident='mailman',
                 facility=real_syslog.LOG_MAIL)
             _syslog_initialized = True
         self._priority = real_syslog.LOG_INFO