diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 4ebe1b8..0cd26e2 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct config_item config_tab[] = {
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("delayAsymmetry", 0, INT_MIN, INT_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_DBL("first_step_threshold", 0.00002, 0.0, DBL_MAX),
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("logAnnounceInterval", 1, INT8_MIN, INT8_MAX),
+	PORT_ITEM_INT("logSyncInterval", 0, INT8_MIN, INT8_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("logging_level", LOG_INFO, PRINT_LEVEL_MIN, PRINT_LEVEL_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("max_frequency", 900000000, 0, INT_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("ntpshm_segment", 0, INT_MIN, INT_MAX),
@@ -264,13 +265,7 @@ static enum parser_result parse_pod_setting(const char *option,
 
 	enum parser_result r;
 
-	if (!strcmp(option, "logSyncInterval")) {
-		r = get_ranged_int(value, &val, INT8_MIN, INT8_MAX);
-		if (r != PARSED_OK)
-			return r;
-		pod->logSyncInterval = val;
-
-	} else if (!strcmp(option, "logMinDelayReqInterval")) {
+	if (!strcmp(option, "logMinDelayReqInterval")) {
 		r = get_ranged_int(value, &val, INT8_MIN, INT8_MAX);
 		if (r != PARSED_OK)
 			return r;
diff --git a/ds.h b/ds.h
index 156eea6..58451d8 100644
--- a/ds.h
+++ b/ds.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ struct portDS {
 #define FRI_ASAP (-128)
 
 struct port_defaults {
-	Integer8 logSyncInterval;
 	Integer8 logMinDelayReqInterval;
 	Integer8 logMinPdelayReqInterval;
 	UInteger8 announceReceiptTimeout;
diff --git a/port.c b/port.c
index 2527055..a941cb7 100644
--- a/port.c
+++ b/port.c
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ static int port_initialize(struct port *p)
 	p->announceReceiptTimeout  = p->pod.announceReceiptTimeout;
 	p->syncReceiptTimeout      = p->pod.syncReceiptTimeout;
 	p->transportSpecific       = p->pod.transportSpecific;
-	p->logSyncInterval         = p->pod.logSyncInterval;
+	p->logSyncInterval         = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "logSyncInterval");
 	p->logMinPdelayReqInterval = p->pod.logMinPdelayReqInterval;
 	p->neighborPropDelayThresh = p->pod.neighborPropDelayThresh;
 	p->min_neighbor_prop_delay = p->pod.min_neighbor_prop_delay;
diff --git a/ptp4l.c b/ptp4l.c
index c633495..911baca 100644
--- a/ptp4l.c
+++ b/ptp4l.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static struct config cfg_settings = {
 	},
 
 	.pod = {
-		.logSyncInterval = 0,
 		.logMinDelayReqInterval = 0,
 		.logMinPdelayReqInterval = 0,
 		.announceReceiptTimeout = 3,