diff --git a/etc/periodic/security/700.kernelmsg b/etc/periodic/security/700.kernelmsg
index 4af36fc7d3ac..b4fcfce33780 100755
--- a/etc/periodic/security/700.kernelmsg
+++ b/etc/periodic/security/700.kernelmsg
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ rc=0
 
 case "$daily_status_security_kernelmsg_enable" in
     [Yy][Ee][Ss])
-	if dmesg -a 2>/dev/null > ${TMP}; then
+	if dmesg 2>/dev/null > ${TMP}; then
 	    if [ ! -f ${LOG}/dmesg.today ]; then
 		rc=1
 		echo ""