diff --git a/utils/syncthing/Makefile b/utils/syncthing/Makefile
index 149c3b63c8061c..55190523f43ea1 100644
--- a/utils/syncthing/Makefile
+++ b/utils/syncthing/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=syncthing
-PKG_VERSION:=1.27.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=1.29.2
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=syncthing-source-v$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/download/v$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=5c7b0456e50c8a2e4c9767727c4139558ba95573a276273a1730a903e0a73834
+PKG_HASH:=c7b6bc36af1af6f1cb304f4ec4c16743760ef6e8b3586f31dc11439d5d5fd427
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)/$(PKG_NAME)
 
diff --git a/utils/syncthing/files/syncthing.conf b/utils/syncthing/files/syncthing.conf
index 193f5e9ea8bdb0..6c388cc871da13 100644
--- a/utils/syncthing/files/syncthing.conf
+++ b/utils/syncthing/files/syncthing.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config syncthing 'syncthing'
 	# Running as 'root' is possible, but not recommended
 	option user 'syncthing'
 
-	option logfile '/etc/syncthing/syncthing.log'
+	option logfile '/var/log/syncthing.log'
 	option log_max_old_files 7
 	# Size in bytes
 	option log_max_size 1048576
diff --git a/utils/syncthing/files/syncthing.init b/utils/syncthing/files/syncthing.init
index 9fa1ddf4023209..6cc907c284102b 100644
--- a/utils/syncthing/files/syncthing.init
+++ b/utils/syncthing/files/syncthing.init
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ start_service() {
 	local enabled=0
 	local gui_address="http://0.0.0.0:8384"
 	local home="/etc/syncthing"
-	local logfile="/etc/syncthing/syncthing.log"
+	local logfile="/var/log/syncthing.log"
 	local macprocs=0
 	local nice=0
 	local user="syncthing"