diff --git a/modules/libcom/RTEMS/posix/rtems_init.c b/modules/libcom/RTEMS/posix/rtems_init.c
index 146e5d832..e8afba06b 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/RTEMS/posix/rtems_init.c
+++ b/modules/libcom/RTEMS/posix/rtems_init.c
@@ -1164,7 +1164,6 @@ POSIX_Init ( void *argument __attribute__((unused)))
     set_directory (argv[1]);
     epicsEnvSet ("IOC_STARTUP_SCRIPT", argv[1]);
     atexit(exitHandler);
-    errlogFlush();
     printf ("***** Starting EPICS application *****\n");
 
 
diff --git a/modules/libcom/RTEMS/score/rtems_init.c b/modules/libcom/RTEMS/score/rtems_init.c
index 2516a8319..cd8872c4b 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/RTEMS/score/rtems_init.c
+++ b/modules/libcom/RTEMS/score/rtems_init.c
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@ Init (rtems_task_argument ignored)
     set_directory (argv[1]);
     epicsEnvSet ("IOC_STARTUP_SCRIPT", argv[1]);
     atexit(exitHandler);
-    errlogFlush();
     printf ("***** Starting EPICS application *****\n");
     result = main ((sizeof argv / sizeof argv[0]) - 1, argv);
     printf ("***** IOC application terminating *****\n");