diff --git a/config/paths-debian.conf b/config/paths-debian.conf
index 4c27dac8..5c532a8a 100644
--- a/config/paths-debian.conf
+++ b/config/paths-debian.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ apache_access_log = /var/log/apache2/*access.log
 
 exim_main_log = /var/log/exim4/mainlog
 
+dovecot_log = %(syslog_mail)s
+
 # was in debian squeezy but not in wheezy
 # /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf (SystemLog)
 proftpd_log = /var/log/proftpd/proftpd.log