diff --git a/advanced/dnsmasq.conf b/advanced/dnsmasq.conf
index 8fe5bb27..25f52a57 100644
--- a/advanced/dnsmasq.conf
+++ b/advanced/dnsmasq.conf
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ log-facility=/var/log/pihole.log
 # server for potentially stale date, you can set a time-to-live (in
 # seconds) here.
 local-ttl=300
+
+# This allows it to continue functioning without being blocked by syslog, and allows syslog to use dnsmasq for DNS queries without risking deadlock
+log-async