2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index 32e1d2e45..53e7b6561 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ static struct {
         LogLevel val;
 } log_levels[] =
 {
+        { "SILENT",     SYSLOG_LEVEL_QUIET }, /* compatibility */
         { "QUIET",      SYSLOG_LEVEL_QUIET },
         { "FATAL",      SYSLOG_LEVEL_FATAL },
         { "ERROR",      SYSLOG_LEVEL_ERROR },
diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c
index 3fd5a941f..d99f7ef6c 100644
--- a/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh.c
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
         /* Do not allocate a tty if stdin is not a tty. */
         if ((!isatty(fileno(stdin)) || stdin_null_flag) &&
             options.request_tty != REQUEST_TTY_FORCE) {
-                if (tty_flag)
+                if (tty_flag && options.log_level != SYSLOG_LEVEL_QUIET)
                         logit("Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because "
                             "stdin is not a terminal.");
                 tty_flag = 0;