diff --git a/dns/coredns/Makefile b/dns/coredns/Makefile
index 2e42a4c7c9cd..5cf6341bf856 100644
--- a/dns/coredns/Makefile
+++ b/dns/coredns/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	coredns
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	1.12.2
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	dns
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	DNS server that chains plugins
 WWW=		https://coredns.io \
 		https://github.com/coredns/coredns
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		go:1.23,modules
 
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*$$ # otherwise it picks up the deleted tag v011
 
 post-install:
 .for n in 1 5 7
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/man/*.${n} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man${n}
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/coredns/files/coredns.in b/dns/coredns/files/coredns.in
index fb5af7605464..b0a422fc3b5b 100644
--- a/dns/coredns/files/coredns.in
+++ b/dns/coredns/files/coredns.in
@@ -1,44 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: coredns
 # REQUIRE: DAEMON NETWORKING
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 
 #
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf.local, /etc/rc.conf or
 # /etc/rc.conf.d/coredns to enable this service:
 #
 # coredns_enable (bool):        Set to NO by default.
 #                               Set it to "YES" to enable coredns.
 # coredns_config (str):         Set to $PREFIX/etc/coredns/Corefile by default.
 #                               Path to configuration file.
 # coredns_cpu_cap (str):        Set to "100" by default.
 #                               CPU cap.
 # coredns_listen_port (str):    Set to "53" by default.
 #                               Port to bind to.
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=coredns
 rcvar=coredns_enable
 start_precmd="${name}_precmd"
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${coredns_enable:="NO"}
 : ${coredns_config:="%%PREFIX%%/etc/coredns/Corefile"}
 : ${coredns_listen_port:="53"}
 
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
+logfile="/var/log/${name}.log"
 command="/usr/sbin/daemon"
 procname="%%PREFIX%%/bin/${name}"
 coredns_args="-conf ${coredns_config} -dns.port ${coredns_listen_port}"
-command_args="-S -m 3 -s "info" -l "daemon" -p ${pidfile} /usr/bin/env ${procname} ${coredns_args}"
+command_args="-o ${logfile} -m 3 -s "info" -l "daemon" -p ${pidfile} /usr/bin/env ${procname} ${coredns_args}"
 
 coredns_precmd()
 {
 	/usr/bin/install -d -m 0755 %%PREFIX%%/etc/coredns && \
 	cfg_dir=$(dirname "${coredns_config}") && cd "$cfg_dir"
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"