diff --git a/nova/files/logging.conf b/nova/files/logging.conf
index c34eae6..9790fe2 100644
--- a/nova/files/logging.conf
+++ b/nova/files/logging.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@
 {%- set ossyslog_args = values.logging.log_handlers.ossyslog.get('args', {}) -%}
 [handler_ossyslog]
 class = oslo_log.handlers.OSSysLogHandler
-args = ( handlers.SysLogHandler.{{ ossyslog_args.get('facility', 'LOG_USER') }}, )
+# the OSSysLogHandler uses 'syslog' lib, where the LOG_* facilities are already *8
+# but in the context where the args are evaluated we have access only to Python's
+# handlers.SysLogHandler.LOG_* constants that _ARE_NOT_ multiplied by 8.
+# To not have a completely magic single int in the rendered template,
+# we multiply it here.
+args = ( 8 * handlers.SysLogHandler.{{ ossyslog_args.get('facility', 'LOG_USER') }}, )
 formatter = context
 {%- endif %}