diff --git a/fs/log/log.go b/fs/log/log.go
index ed1e1cbbb..6eb714dbd 100644
--- a/fs/log/log.go
+++ b/fs/log/log.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package log
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	systemd "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5"
-	sysdjournald "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/journald"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -156,27 +154,3 @@ func InitLogging() {
 func Redirected() bool {
 	return Opt.UseSyslog || Opt.File != ""
 }
-
-var logLevelToStringSystemd = []string{
-	fs.LogLevelEmergency: sysdjournald.EmergPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelAlert:     sysdjournald.AlertPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelCritical:  sysdjournald.CritPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelError:     sysdjournald.ErrPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelWarning:   sysdjournald.WarningPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelNotice:    sysdjournald.NoticePrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelInfo:      sysdjournald.InfoPrefix,
-	fs.LogLevelDebug:     sysdjournald.DebugPrefix,
-}
-
-// Starts systemd logging
-func startSystemdLog() {
-	log.SetFlags(0)
-	fs.LogPrint = func(level fs.LogLevel, text string) {
-		var prefix string
-		if level < fs.LogLevel(len(logLevelToStringSystemd)) {
-			prefix = logLevelToStringSystemd[level]
-		}
-		text = fmt.Sprintf("%s%-6s: %s", prefix, level, text)
-		_ = log.Output(4, text)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/fs/log/systemd.go b/fs/log/systemd.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..840b505f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/log/systemd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Systemd interface for non-Unix variants only
+
+// +build windows nacl plan9
+
+package log
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"runtime"
+)
+
+// Enables systemd logs if configured or if auto detected
+func startSystemdLog() bool {
+	log.Fatalf("--log-systemd not supported on %s platform", runtime.GOOS)
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/fs/log/systemd_unix.go b/fs/log/systemd_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe001b56d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/log/systemd_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Systemd interface for Unix variants only
+
+// +build !windows,!nacl,!plan9
+
+package log
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+
+	sysdjournald "github.com/iguanesolutions/go-systemd/v5/journald"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+)
+
+// Enables systemd logs if configured or if auto detected
+func startSystemdLog() bool {
+	flagsStr := "," + Opt.Format + ","
+	var flags int
+	if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",longfile,") {
+		flags |= log.Llongfile
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(flagsStr, ",shortfile,") {
+		flags |= log.Lshortfile
+	}
+	log.SetFlags(flags)
+	fs.LogPrint = func(level fs.LogLevel, text string) {
+		text = fmt.Sprintf("%s%-6s: %s", systemdLogPrefix(level), level, text)
+		_ = log.Output(4, text)
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+var logLevelToSystemdPrefix = []string{
+	fs.LogLevelEmergency: sysdjournald.EmergPrefix,
+	fs.LogLevelAlert:     sysdjournald.AlertPrefix,
+	fs.LogLevelCritical:  sysdjournald.CritPrefix,
+	fs.LogLevelError:     sysdjournald.ErrPrefix,
+	fs.LogLevelWarning:   sysdjournald.WarningPrefix,
+	fs.LogLevelNotice:    sysdjournald.NoticePrefix,
+	fs.LogLevelInfo:      sysdjournald.InfoPrefix,
+	fs.LogLevelDebug:     sysdjournald.DebugPrefix,
+}
+
+func systemdLogPrefix(l fs.LogLevel) string {
+	if l >= fs.LogLevel(len(logLevelToSystemdPrefix)) {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return logLevelToSystemdPrefix[l]
+}